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Ch. 6 Review: The American Revolution

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who disguised herself as a man in order to join the army?

a)

Margaret Corbin

b)

Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley

c)

Deborah Sampson

d)

Lydia Darrah

2.

Which side had untrained soldiers?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

3.

Check all the ways that women contributed to the Revolutionary war.

a)

fought in war

b)

cooks & seamstresses

c)

nurse

d)

spies

e)

carried water to soldiers (molly pitcher)

4.

Which side was fighting to defend their homes?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

5.

What kind of surprise attack did Clark use to recapture Vincennes from the British?

a)

blockade

b)

hit-and-run

c)

spread his men out to appear as if they had more soldiers

d)

siege

6.

What gives paper money value?

(a)  

7.

At Yorktown, VA, George Washington, with the help of the ___________ Navy, trapped __________________.

a)

British, General Cornwallis

b)

French, Comte de Rochambeau

c)

French, General Cornwallis

d)

Spanish, General Clinton

8.

Which side had George Washington as their leader?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

9.

(a)   was captain of the ship Bonhomme Richard. He attacked the British ship Serapis.

10.

The 13 states were basically fighting the war each for their own interests, so that made

a)

getting soldiers and money difficult

b)

it difficult to create a navy

c)

the Declaration of Independence void

d)

it easier for the British to fight the Americans

11.

Which side owned their weapons?

a)

Great Britian

b)

Americans

12.

In the battle between the American ship, the Bonhomme Richard and the British ship, the Serapis, Americans boarded the British ship for hand to hand combat, forcing the British to (a)   .

13.

Which side had a short supply of weapons and ammunition?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

14.

Who said "We are determined to start a rebellion toward any laws in which we have no representation"

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Nathan Hale

c)

John Adams

d)

James Madison

15.

Bernardo de Galvez, from Spain, helped raise an army to drive British troops out of the (a)   region.

16.

Which side took great risk marching through the countryside?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

17.

The turning point in the war for Patriots was

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

African Americans joining the army

d)

winter at Valley Forge

18.

Marquis de Lafayette was from France, and he became a leader at Valley Forge and a trusted aide to (a)   .

19.

A plan of action is a(n)

a)

battle technique

b)

strategy

c)

ambush

d)

guerilla warfare

20.

Which side had help from other nations?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

21.

Fredrich von Steuben was from Prussia and he trained American (a)   .

22.

Why did many African Americans choose to fight with the Patriots?

a)

they believed in the cause of independence

b)

they needed money

c)

many owners enlisted them in the army

d)

all of these are reasons

23.

Which side had an experienced and well-trained army?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

24.

What does ratify mean?

(a)  

25.

Which side did not have a navy?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

26.

Who spied on the British, sewed the notes in the lining of her dress and passed the information to the Continental Army?

a)

Margaret Corbin

b)

Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley

c)

Deborah Sampson

d)

Lydia Darrah

27.

Which side relied heavily on the sea?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

28.

True or False: In general, the older generation of Americans remained loyal to Great Britain during the war because they may have grown up in Great Britain and have a strong connection the their home and their King.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which side was a wealthy empire?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

30.

True or False: The Treaty of Paris stated that the new borders of the United States would stretch from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Appalachian Mountains in the west.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which side had to wait months to get supplies?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

32.

Who carried water pitchers to soldiers for them to drink and to cool the cannons, and was given the nickname "molly pitcher"?

a)

Margaret Corbin

b)

Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley

c)

Deborah Sampson

d)

Lydia Darrah

33.

Which side had the most powerful navy?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

34.

Who said "I have not yet begun to fight"

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

John Paul Jones

c)

Nathan Hale

d)

John Adams

35.

Which side had a large population?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Americans

36.

The Patriot cause was near collapse in the winter of 1776 because

a)

they needed soldiers and supplies

b)

the winter was harsh

c)

George Washington quit

d)

Great Britain had won every battle so far

37.

The only state that did not enlist African Americans by the end of the war was

a)

Rhode Island

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Illinois

38.

The Continental Congress was unable to pay for the war because

a)

they didn't have the authority to raise taxes in the states

b)

not enough people supported the war

c)

they didn't have any allies

d)

banks would not give them money

39.

Who said "winning independence would only be possible with a strong national government"

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

John Paul Jones

40.

Bernardo de Galvez, from Spain, helped Americans by shipping tons of supplies and ammunition to Americans. He also captured forts in present day _________ & __________.

a)

Illinois, Indiana

b)

Michigan, Iowa

c)

Indiana, Tennessee

d)

Missouri, Kansas

41.

Casmir Pulaski and Thaddeus Kosciusko were both from

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Poland

d)

Spain

42.

A man from Poland, ______________ was a General in the Continental Army and a Cavalry officer.

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Fredrich von Steuben

c)

George Washington

d)

Casmir Pulaski

43.

This man was from Spain, and he loaned money to the Americans, but also urged Spain, Cuba and Mexico to give money.

a)

Bernardo de Galvez

b)

John Adams

c)

Juan de Miralles

d)

Casmir Pulaski

44.

What made the British decide that the war would be too costly to continue?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

winter at Valley Forge

45.

What officially ended the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of France

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

46.

True or False: The Treaty of Paris stated that the new borders of the United States would stretch from Canada in the north through Georgia in the south.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

According to the Treaty of Paris, Florida would belong to

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

48.

What strategy could be used when trying to keep people and supplies from moving in or out of a location by sea?

a)

blockade

b)

guerilla warfare

c)

by surrounding the enemy

d)

lines of defense

49.

What is a privateer?

a)

merchant ships outfitted with weapons

b)

merchant ships covered with iron

c)

merchant ships that were sold to the U.S. Navy

d)

merchant ships that were built for the U.S. Navy

50.

Who said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Nathan Hale

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

James Madison

51.

When Congress authorized 13 warships to be built for the U.S. Navy, only ____ made it to sea.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

52.

Choose all correct answers: The Battle of Saratoga is considered a turning point in the war for Americans because

a)

it convinced France to enter the war as an American ally

b)

the British gained control of strategic locations

c)

Americans stopped the British from splitting the colonies

d)

it was the last battle fought in the war

e)

it was the first battle Americans won in the war

53.

True or False: In general, Americans who were part of the younger generation seemed to support independence because they had no real connection to Great Britain.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Who went to war with her husband, and after seeing him killed on the battlefield, took over firing a cannon?

a)

Margaret Corbin

b)

Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley

c)

Deborah Sampson

d)

Lydia Darrah

55.

Why can't congress just print more paper money to solve our money problems?

a)
the bills will have no value without more gold/silver
b)

They don't have the authority to print money

c)

paper money can not be transferred to other nations

d)

printing money costs money that they don't have

56.

Explain inflation.

a)
the amount of paper money in circulation is greater than the supply of gold and silver to give the bills value
b)

things cost more money because the demand is greater than the supply

c)

people have less money to spend because the government is printing less money

d)

the government charges higher taxes to it's citizens to increase gold and silver