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8th Grade Social Studies

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was the battle that changed the course of the war because the Patriots were victorious?

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Long Island

c)

Battle of Princeton

d)

Battle of Saratoga

2.

Paul Revere road in the morning to warn that the british were coming.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which treaty ended the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Treaty of Virginia

b)

Treaty of Paris in 1783

c)

Treaty of San Lorenzo

d)

Treaty of Louisiana

4.

Spain was an important ally for the United States during the Revolutionary War?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document cut ties between America and Great Britain and listed the numerous reasons justifying doing so.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Constitution of the United States

d)

Mayflower Compact

6.

Shays' Rebellion, a group of rioting farmers angry about their economic situation and lack of representation after the Revolutionary War.

a)

were financed by wealthy merchants in Boston.

b)

brought to light the weakness of the central government in the Articles of Confederation

c)

displayed the need for local police.

7.

Most historians agree that the United States would have easily won the war without help from their allies.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

France was an ally of the colonies during the Revolutionary War.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Invent a currency for the colonies. Who would you put on the money and why?

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10.

Was the ruler of England during the Revolutionary War

a)

John Hancock

b)

George III

c)

George Washington

d)

John Addams