WorksheetsDefining Moments of the American Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Choose two challenges that both the British and Americans faced during the Revolutionary War.
Both had to use homemade clothing and weapons.
Both had to ship supplies and soldiers across the ocean.
Both had to deal with shortages of supplies, cash, and troops.
Both struggled to pay soldiers and keep the soldiers supplied.
Both had strong support from citizens.
Which word best fits the definition “people who make money because of wartime hardships”?
Congress
soldiers
profiteers
civilians
Why did the Mohawk and Iroquois scouts stop helping Burgoyne?
They were too cold.
They weren't sure the British could help them.
They missed their families.
They were nervous about the war.
Which word means "a soldier from a different country who is paid to fight in a war?"
citizen
profiteer
rebel
mercenary
In what way did the British underestimate the Americans?
They did not understand how desperately the Americans wanted independence from Great Britain.
They assumed they would lose when they saw how badly equipped the American officers were.
They failed to realize how easy it would be to fight in the wilderness of Connecticut.
They won a few battles and then stopped trying once it seemed as though the Americans would give up.
What evidence from the text supports the idea that the British badly underestimated the Americans.
“The British had more soldiers, including Native Americans and paid German mercenaries, or people who fight for money.”
“The Americans took advantage of this British weakness to surprise the British in different kinds of terrain such as the swamps of the south and the forests of the north.”
“The Americans’ more plain-looking clothes helped them blend into the landscape, while the British soldiers’ red coats made them easy targets.”
“One of their biggest mistakes was underestimating the Americans’ willingness to risk everything to win their independence."
Which of the following shows the best benefit gained by Washington's Army by the end of their time in Valley Forge?
The site seemed easy to defend if the British attack.
Good roads allowed supplies to arrive easily.
Washington convinced the Continental Congress to send supplies.
Training at Valley Forge made the troops into professional soldiers.
What is happening in this picture?
Washington and his troops are having a race.
Washington is leading his troops to Trenton, New Jersey.
Washington and his troops are looking for gold and silver.
Washington and his troops are bringing food to Saratoga.
Who led the Second Battle of Saratoga?
Thomas Jefferson
John Burgoyne
Horatio Gates
Benedict Arnold
Benjamin Franklin worked with the French to create the what?
Treaty of France
Treaty of Enemies
Treaty of America
Treaty of Alliance
Where did Washington and his troops stay for a very difficult winter?
Valley Forge
Saratoga
Trenton
Boston
Who helped train troops of 100 soldiers?
George Washington
John Burgoyne
Benedict Arnold
Baron von Steuben
