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American Revolution

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the patriots?

a)

American colonists who fought for freedom

b)

American colonists who sided with the British

c)

British soldiers

d)

American students who fought in the war

2.

Who were the loyalists?

a)

American colonists who fought for freedom

b)

American colonists who sided with the British

c)

British soldiers

d)

American students who fought in the war

3.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

a)

George Washington and his friends

b)

Thomas Jefferson's sons

c)

A group who fought for the colonists' rights

d)

The men who wrote the Declaration of Independence

4.

What was a militia?

a)

A huge military

b)

An untrained army

c)

Loyalists

d)

Sons of Liberty

5.

What does it mean to retreat?

a)

Withdrawal of enemy forces

b)

To keep fighting

c)

To sign the Declaration of Independence

d)

Playing drums in the battle

6.

What does seize mean?

a)

To give away

b)

To give up

c)

Take hold of suddenly with force

d)

Losing the battle

7.

Which battle marked the beginning of the war?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Trenton

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

8.

In which battle was "the shot heard round the world?"

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Ticonderoga

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

9.

What did the Second Continental Congress accomplish? (pick 2)

a)

Form the Continental Army

b)

Ended the war

c)

Print money for supplies

d)

Wrote the Declaration of Independence

10.

Which battle was the first American victory?

a)

Trenton

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Ticonderoga

11.

Why did the Patriots have to retreat in the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

They ran out of ammunition

b)

Too many men died

c)

The British won

d)

They ran out of food

12.

Why did Thomas Paine write "Common Sense"?

a)

To tell a funny story

b)

To convince colonists to fight for freedom

c)

To declare freedom

d)

To fight the British

13.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Won the war

b)

Made George Washington president

c)

Won the Battle of Ticonderoga

d)

Made Americans free from British rule

14.

When did the battle of Trenton happen?

a)

Christmas

b)

Hannukkah

c)

Easter

d)

Thanksgiving

15.

What was the turning point of the war?

a)

The Battle of Trenton

b)

The Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

The Battle of Ticonderoga

d)

The Battle of Saratoga

16.

What happened at Valley Forge?

a)

They won the battle

b)

They had no food and supplies so many men died

c)

They lost the battle

d)

It was the turning point of the war

17.

What was the result of the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

The Americans won the war

b)

The British won the war

c)

It was a tie

d)

The Americans gave up

18.

What treaty ended the war?

a)

The Treaty of New Jersey

b)

The Treaty of London

c)

The Treaty of Florida

d)

The Treaty of Paris