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Battles of the American Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these statements can you determine to be true from the map above?

a)

The Battles of Bunker Hill and Concord took place on the same day.

b)

The Battle of Lexington was fought along the Sadbury River.

c)

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought just outside Boston.

d)

The Battles of Lexington and Concord took place within two miles of each other.

2.

What was the date for the Battle of Camden?

a)

June 16, 1775

b)

August 16, 1780

c)

October 19, 1781

d)

October 7, 1780

3.

Why did the Battle of Charleston end on May 12, 1780?

a)

The British attacked the Patriots.

b)

The Patriots surrendered because they ran out of food and supplies.

c)

The British lost the battle.

d)

The Patriots overpowered the British.

4.

According to the timeline, around how many years did the American Revolution last?

a)

1 year

b)

16 months

c)

12 years

d)

7 years

5.

Based on the timeline, which events occurred in the same year?

a)

Battles Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Cowpens

b)

The Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Charleston

c)

The Battle of Charleston and the Battle of Camden

d)

The Battle of Camden and the Battle of Cowpens

6.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important during the American Revolution?

a)

It led to victory in the South.

b)

It won the Americans a foreign ally

c)

It marked the end of British in the North.

d)

It was the first major victory for the colonists.

7.

Which battle resulted in the surrender of the British and the end of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Cowpens

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

New York

8.

Which of these played an important role in causing the American Revolution?

a)

slavery

b)

the War of 1812

c)

the French and Indian War

d)

Indian rebellions in the Ohio Territory

9.

“By the rude bridge that arched the flood,

Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,

Here once the embattled farmers stood,

And fired the shot heard round the world.”

--Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1837

Which event of the American Revolution is known as “the shot heard ‘round the world”?

a)

the Boston Massacre

b)

the Battle of Yorktown

c)

the Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

the Battle of Lexington and Concord

10.

This map shows 4 cities that existed during the American Revolution. Why would the British have MOST LIKELY focused on these cities during the American Revolution?

a)

These were major port cities.

b)

These cities had many large factories.

c)

Most people there supported the British.

d)

French forces were living in those cities.

11.

Which is the BEST explanation for how American troops used the physical geography of the area to gain an advantage in the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

They were able to push the British back to the coast near Boston where they could be shelled by our Navy.

b)

They fought at locations that were close to rivers in order to have a quick means of escape, if necessary.

c)

They used the open fields of the nearby farms to make it more difficult for the British to surround their positions.

d)

They built their fortifications on the top of the hill and used the high ground to fire on the British from a relatively safe position.

12.

Which is the BEST explanation for how American and French forces used the physical geography of the area to gain an advantage in the Siege of Yorktown?

a)

They were able to push the British back to the coast near Boston where they could be shelled by our Navy.

b)

They fought at locations that were close to rivers in order to have a quick means of escape, if necessary.

c)

They used the open fields of the nearby farms to make it more difficult for the British to surround their positions.

d)

They build their fortifications on the top of the hill and used the high ground to fire on the British from a relatively safe position.

13.

Which is the BEST title for this list of facts?

a)

“British Advantages in the Revolutionary War”

b)

“Colonial Advantages in the Revolutionary War”

c)

“French Advantages in the French and Indian War”

d)

“Factors Leading to the American Surrender in 1781”

14.

Which of these was the result of the Battle of Cowpens in 1781?

a)

the British lost

b)

the Americans lost

c)

the battle was a tie

d)

the Americans fled to Charles Town

15.

If your teacher assigned you a research project on the causes of the American Revolution, which vocabulary terms would you need to look up?

a)

The Alamo, Davey Crockett, and James Bowie

b)

The Indian Removal Act, the Trail of Tears, and the Dawes Plan

c)

The Missouri Compromise, Slavery and Abolition, and the Election of 1861

d)

The Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party