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Revolutionary War Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was put in charge of the Continental Army?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Howe

d)

Ben Franklin

2.

What two groups made up most of the Continental Army when it was first formed?

a)

Militia Members

b)

Slaves/Apprentices

c)

Foreign Nationals

d)

Plantation Owners

3.

Who won the Battle of Trenton?

a)

British Army

b)

Continental Army

c)

French Army

d)

German Mercenaries

4.

Why did George Washington take the back roads to Princeton?

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5.

What British General was at Princeton?

a)

General Howe

b)

General Greene

c)

General Cornwallis

d)

General Washington

6.

Where did George Washington learn Guerilla Warfare tactics?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

West Point

c)

Britain

d)

Revolutionary War

7.

Who won the Battle of Princeton?

a)

Continental Army

b)

British Army

c)

French Army

d)

Germany Army

8.

What river did the British Army want to cut off from the Continental Army?

a)

Hudson River

b)

Juniata River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Delaware River

9.

What important battle did the Continental Army win because of the British decision to take Philadelphia instead?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Cowpens

c)

Battle of New York

d)

Battle of Princeton

10.

Where did Washington set up camp to keep watch on the British while they were in Philadelphia?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Delaware River

c)

Saratoga

d)

Washington D.C.

11.

What did most of the men at Valley Forge die from?

a)

Disease

b)

Wounds from Battle

c)

Starvation

d)

They didn't lose any men

12.

What did the Continental Army receive at Valley Forge that benefited them for the rest of the war?

a)

Elite Training

b)

Additional Supplies

c)

Money

d)

Important intelligence on the British

13.

What Officer trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge?

a)

Friedrick von Steuben

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Thomas Jefferson

14.

What two countries came to the aid of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Germans

d)

Russians

15.

What allies did the British find in the West?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Germans

16.

What allies did the British find in the South?

a)

Slaves

b)

Native Americans

c)

French

d)

Spanish

17.

What was the name of the company that Daniel Boone created?

a)

Transylvania Company

b)

Boone Company

c)

Appalachian Company

d)

Western Frontier Company

18.

Where did most of the fighting in the west take place?

a)

South West

b)

Near Fort Detroit

c)

On the Appalachian Mountains

d)

California

19.

In what battle did Daniel Morgan use militia units in the south?

a)

Battle at Cowpens

b)

Battle of Savannah

c)

Battle of Columbia

d)

Battle of Jamestown

20.

Where did the final decisive battle of the Revolutionary War take place?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Washington

c)

Battle of Princeton

d)

Battle of Philadelphia

21.

Why were the supplies of both armies so low by the time of the Battle of Yorktown?

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22.

What country helped the Continental Army win the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Germans

d)

Russians

23.

What did each side give up during the negotiations of the 1783 Treaty of Paris?

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