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WorksheetsRevolutionary War
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Due to their lack of ammunition, what famous line did Captain Prescott tell his soldiers?
Don't shoot until you see the whites in their eyes"
"Don't throw mamma off the train"
"Don't stop believing"
"Liberty or death!"
What was important about the Battle of Bunker Hill?
They were able to find the Patriots on Breed's Hil
They knew they had superior troops, weapons and numbers
They were not able to knock down the enemy from the hill
It showed the Patriots could stand against the British
Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?
To convince the Loyalists to fight
To convince France to help the Patriots
To convince Patriots to fight for independence
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Redcoats led by General Howe
Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen
Continental Army led by General Washington
Boston Militia led by Captain Prescott
The Revolutionary War started with this event?
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The signing of the Mayflower Compact
Select all the events that led to the start of the Revolutionary War:
Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party
Jamestown Massacre
French and Indian War
Intolerable Acts
Who was appointed Commander of the Continental Army?
General George Washington
General Ulysses Grant
General Charles Cornwallis
General Alexander Hamilton
What country helped the US during the Revolutionary War?
Mexico
Spain
France
Canada
During what battle did General Cornwallis surrender his British Troops bringing an end to the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
This document officially ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Which of the following groups led violent protests against British taxation in the colonies?
The Green Mountain Boys
The Daughters of the Revolution
Sons of Liberty
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the purpose of government?
To protect people’s natural rights
To protect people’s property
To protect the nation
The British King during the revolution.
King George III
King James I
King Edward IV
King Henry VIII
This act restricted the colonists from trading with anyone but England
Quartering Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Colonists did this to the tax collectors
Tarred and feathered
Killed them
Beat them and left them for dead
Robbed them
The Quartering Act forced colonists to
All of these
Make sure British soldiers were taken care of
House British soldiers
Give British soldiers food
How many people died in the Boston Massacre?
10
20
5
50
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
An agreement of a truce between Great Britain and the colonies
A petition declaring why they would never get back together with Britain
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.
None of these
Required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for legal documents, license, newspaper
Tea Act
Townsend Act
Intolerable Act
Stamp Act
The continental army spent the brutal winter at ___________, PA.
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Birmingham
Valley Forge
Founder of the Sons of Liberty...
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Samuel Prescott
John Adams
The Prussian officer Baron von Steuben help the Revolution by
Convincing the French navy to cut off British supply ships.
Training the Continental army
Leading the attack on the British at Saratoga.
Commanding Continental troops at Bunker Hill.
What was the importance of the Battle of Saratoga?
It showed the Hessians to be poor soldiers.
It embarrassed the British.
It spoiled the British plans to take Philadelphia.
It convinced the French to help the colonies.
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.
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
After the French and Indian War, why did the British Parliament pass new laws?
to keep the French from supporting the colonists
to keep the colonists from returning to Britain
to get the colonists to help pay for the war
to get the Native Americans to return to their lands
How do historians refer to the first shot fired at the Battle of Lexington?
"The very first shot"
"I am not giving away my shot"
"The Infamous Shot"
"The Shot Heard Round the World"
Britain's lack of enforcement of the Navigation Acts from 1651 until 1763 is an example of:
Virtual representation
Mercantilism
Salutary neglect
Imperialism
Which of the following was NOT a significant factor in the American victory?
German and British support
skilled leadership
geography
help from France and Spain
