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WorksheetsCh. 6 Review: The American Revolution
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
Who disguised herself as a man in order to join the army?
Margaret Corbin
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
Deborah Sampson
Lydia Darrah
Which side had untrained soldiers?
Great Britain
Americans
Check all the ways that women contributed to the Revolutionary war.
fought in war
cooks & seamstresses
nurse
spies
carried water to soldiers (molly pitcher)
Which side was fighting to defend their homes?
Great Britain
Americans
What kind of surprise attack did Clark use to recapture Vincennes from the British?
blockade
hit-and-run
spread his men out to appear as if they had more soldiers
siege
What gives paper money value?
(a)
At Yorktown, VA, George Washington, with the help of the ___________ Navy, trapped __________________.
British, General Cornwallis
French, Comte de Rochambeau
French, General Cornwallis
Spanish, General Clinton
Which side had George Washington as their leader?
Great Britain
Americans
(a) was captain of the ship Bonhomme Richard. He attacked the British ship Serapis.
The 13 states were basically fighting the war each for their own interests, so that made
getting soldiers and money difficult
it difficult to create a navy
the Declaration of Independence void
it easier for the British to fight the Americans
Which side owned their weapons?
Great Britian
Americans
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) .
Which side had a short supply of weapons and ammunition?
Great Britain
Americans
Who said "We are determined to start a rebellion toward any laws in which we have no representation"
Abigail Adams
Nathan Hale
John Adams
James Madison
Bernardo de Galvez, from Spain, helped raise an army to drive British troops out of the (a) region.
Which side took great risk marching through the countryside?
Great Britain
Americans
The turning point in the war for Patriots was
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
African Americans joining the army
winter at Valley Forge
Marquis de Lafayette was from France, and he became a leader at Valley Forge and a trusted aide to (a) .
A plan of action is a(n)
battle technique
strategy
ambush
guerilla warfare
Which side had help from other nations?
Great Britain
Americans
Fredrich von Steuben was from Prussia and he trained American (a) .
Why did many African Americans choose to fight with the Patriots?
they believed in the cause of independence
they needed money
many owners enlisted them in the army
all of these are reasons
Which side had an experienced and well-trained army?
Great Britain
Americans
What does ratify mean?
(a)
Which side did not have a navy?
Great Britain
Americans
Who spied on the British, sewed the notes in the lining of her dress and passed the information to the Continental Army?
Margaret Corbin
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
Deborah Sampson
Lydia Darrah
Which side relied heavily on the sea?
Great Britain
Americans
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.
True
False
Which side was a wealthy empire?
Great Britain
Americans
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.
True
False
Which side had to wait months to get supplies?
Great Britain
Americans
Who carried water pitchers to soldiers for them to drink and to cool the cannons, and was given the nickname "molly pitcher"?
Margaret Corbin
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
Deborah Sampson
Lydia Darrah
Which side had the most powerful navy?
Great Britain
Americans
Who said "I have not yet begun to fight"
Abigail Adams
John Paul Jones
Nathan Hale
John Adams
Which side had a large population?
Great Britain
Americans
The Patriot cause was near collapse in the winter of 1776 because
they needed soldiers and supplies
the winter was harsh
George Washington quit
Great Britain had won every battle so far
The only state that did not enlist African Americans by the end of the war was
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Georgia
Illinois
The Continental Congress was unable to pay for the war because
they didn't have the authority to raise taxes in the states
not enough people supported the war
they didn't have any allies
banks would not give them money
Who said "winning independence would only be possible with a strong national government"
Abigail Adams
John Adams
James Madison
John Paul Jones
Bernardo de Galvez, from Spain, helped Americans by shipping tons of supplies and ammunition to Americans. He also captured forts in present day _________ & __________.
Illinois, Indiana
Michigan, Iowa
Indiana, Tennessee
Missouri, Kansas
Casmir Pulaski and Thaddeus Kosciusko were both from
Germany
France
Poland
Spain
A man from Poland, ______________ was a General in the Continental Army and a Cavalry officer.
John Paul Jones
Fredrich von Steuben
George Washington
Casmir Pulaski
This man was from Spain, and he loaned money to the Americans, but also urged Spain, Cuba and Mexico to give money.
Bernardo de Galvez
John Adams
Juan de Miralles
Casmir Pulaski
What made the British decide that the war would be too costly to continue?
Battle of Saratoga
Treaty of Paris
Battle of Yorktown
winter at Valley Forge
What officially ended the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of France
Battle of Bunker Hill
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.
True
False
According to the Treaty of Paris, Florida would belong to
United States
France
Great Britain
Spain
What strategy could be used when trying to keep people and supplies from moving in or out of a location by sea?
blockade
guerilla warfare
by surrounding the enemy
lines of defense
What is a privateer?
merchant ships outfitted with weapons
merchant ships covered with iron
merchant ships that were sold to the U.S. Navy
merchant ships that were built for the U.S. Navy
Who said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
John Paul Jones
Nathan Hale
Abigail Adams
James Madison
When Congress authorized 13 warships to be built for the U.S. Navy, only ____ made it to sea.
1
2
3
4
Choose all correct answers: The Battle of Saratoga is considered a turning point in the war for Americans because
it convinced France to enter the war as an American ally
the British gained control of strategic locations
Americans stopped the British from splitting the colonies
it was the last battle fought in the war
it was the first battle Americans won in the war
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.
True
False
Who went to war with her husband, and after seeing him killed on the battlefield, took over firing a cannon?
Margaret Corbin
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
Deborah Sampson
Lydia Darrah
Why can't congress just print more paper money to solve our money problems?
They don't have the authority to print money
paper money can not be transferred to other nations
printing money costs money that they don't have
Explain inflation.
things cost more money because the demand is greater than the supply
people have less money to spend because the government is printing less money
the government charges higher taxes to it's citizens to increase gold and silver
