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Revolutionary War

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Due to their lack of ammunition, what famous line did Captain Prescott tell his soldiers?

a)

Don't shoot until you see the whites in their eyes"

b)

"Don't throw mamma off the train"

c)

"Don't stop believing"

d)

"Liberty or death!"

2.

What was important about the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

They were able to find the Patriots on Breed's Hil

b)

They knew they had superior troops, weapons and numbers

c)

They were not able to knock down the enemy from the hill

d)

It showed the Patriots could stand against the British

3.

Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

a)

To convince the Loyalists to fight

b)

To convince France to help the Patriots

c)

To convince Patriots to fight for independence

4.

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

Redcoats led by General Howe

b)

Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen

c)

Continental Army led by General Washington

d)

Boston Militia led by Captain Prescott

5.

The Revolutionary War started with this event?

a)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

d)

The signing of the Mayflower Compact

6.

Select all the events that led to the start of the Revolutionary War:

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Jamestown Massacre

d)

French and Indian War

e)

Intolerable Acts

7.

Who was appointed Commander of the Continental Army?

a)

General George Washington

b)

General Ulysses Grant

c)

General Charles Cornwallis

d)

General Alexander Hamilton

8.

What country helped the US during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Canada

9.

During what battle did General Cornwallis surrender his British Troops bringing an end to the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

10.

This document officially ended the Revolutionary War?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Treaty of Paris

11.

Which of the following groups led violent protests against British taxation in the colonies?

a)

The Green Mountain Boys

b)

The Daughters of the Revolution

c)

Sons of Liberty

12.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the purpose of government?

a)

To protect people’s natural rights

b)

To protect people’s property

c)

To protect the nation

13.

The British King during the revolution.

a)

King George III

b)

King James I

c)

King Edward IV

d)

King Henry VIII

14.

This act restricted the colonists from trading with anyone but England

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

15.

Colonists did this to the tax collectors

a)

Tarred and feathered

b)

Killed them

c)

Beat them and left them for dead

d)

Robbed them

16.

The Quartering Act forced colonists to

a)

All of these

b)

Make sure British soldiers were taken care of

c)

House British soldiers

d)

Give British soldiers food

17.

How many people died in the Boston Massacre?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

5

d)

50

18.

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

a)

An agreement of a truce between Great Britain and the colonies

b)

A petition declaring why they would never get back together with Britain

c)

A petition stating that the king was not the enemy but Parliament. That the colonists were not upset with the king and really did not want conflict.

d)

None of these

19.

Required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for legal documents, license, newspaper

a)

Tea Act

b)

Townsend Act

c)

Intolerable Act

d)

Stamp Act

20.

The continental army spent the brutal winter at ___________, PA.

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Birmingham

d)

Valley Forge

21.

Founder of the Sons of Liberty...

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Samuel Prescott

d)

John Adams

22.

The Prussian officer Baron von Steuben help the Revolution by

a)

Convincing the French navy to cut off British supply ships.

b)

Training the Continental army

c)

Leading the attack on the British at Saratoga.

d)

Commanding Continental troops at Bunker Hill.

23.

What was the importance of the Battle of Saratoga?

a)

It showed the Hessians to be poor soldiers.

b)

It embarrassed the British.

c)

It spoiled the British plans to take Philadelphia.

d)

It convinced the French to help the colonies.

24.

When Washington snuck his army across the Delaware River in the middle of the night Christmas of 1776 & won an important battle in the surprise attack.

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Valley Forge

25.

After the French and Indian War, why did the British Parliament pass new laws?

a)

to keep the French from supporting the colonists

b)

to keep the colonists from returning to Britain

c)

to get the colonists to help pay for the war

d)

to get the Native Americans to return to their lands

26.

How do historians refer to the first shot fired at the Battle of Lexington?

a)

"The very first shot"

b)

"I am not giving away my shot"

c)

"The Infamous Shot"

d)

"The Shot Heard Round the World"

27.

Britain's lack of enforcement of the Navigation Acts from 1651 until 1763 is an example of:

a)

Virtual representation

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Salutary neglect

d)

Imperialism

28.

Which of the following was NOT a significant factor in the American victory?

a)

German and British support

b)

skilled leadership

c)

geography

d)

help from France and Spain