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WorksheetsChapter 6 Test (8th Grade)
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 6hrs 0mins
Spain's attacks on British forts in places such as Mobile helped the Americans by diverting British troops from fighting the war.
True
False
British advantages during the war included a stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population.
True
False
Most American colonists were Loyalists.
True
False
Most of the soldiers in the Continental Army signed up for the duration of the war.
True
False
The Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was not the end of the fighting.
True
False
The Americans agreed to allow British merchants to collect debts owed to them in the
Treaty of America
Treaty of Great Britain
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of the Patriots
The French announced support for the United States after the American victory at
Boston
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Valley Forge
The British agreed to recognize the United States as an independent nation after the Americans’ victory at
Saratoga
Yorktown
Vincennes
New York
According to the map, who captured Philadelphia in 1777?
Washington
Burgoyne
Howe
Trenton
Based on this time line, which winter did the patriot troops spend at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania?
1775-1776
1776-1777
1777-1778
1778-1779
Which geographical feature did the troops cross on their march to Trenton?
Assunpink Creek
Delaware River
Bordentown
Shebakunk Creek
Which man did not represent the Americans at the peace talks in Paris?
John Adams
John Jay
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
This quote from a letter written during the winter of 1777 describes the condition of Washington’s troops at
Valley Forge
Mobile
Philadelphia
Saratoga
The Hessians’ main reason for fighting the war was
citizenship
freedom
money
land
In 1777, William Howe captured which city, causing Congress to flee?
Boston
New York City
Washington DC
Philadelphia
Patriot soldiers used a (a) technique in which they appeared suddenly, fired on the British soldiers, and disappeared.
A (a) of the American coast by British ships prevented supplies and reinforcement from reaching the Continental Army.
In the late 1770s, the British concentrated their attacks in the (a) , where there were many Loyalists.
Hessians were (a) mercenaries, or hired soldiers, who fought for the British.
Name two terms of the Treaty of Paris.
At Juan de Miralles’ request, who sent financial aid to help the American cause? (There are three correct answers; list two for full credit)
Which side did MOST Native Americans support? Why?
How did financing the American Revolution lead to inflation?
Describe the advantages held by the Patriots and the British.
