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American Revolution 20/21

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the Patriot Army?

a)

US Army

b)

Continental Army

c)

British Army

d)

Privateer Army

2.

Who led the Continental army?

a)

John Adams

b)

George III

c)

George Washington

d)

Charles Cornwallis

3.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Continental (Patriot) Army?

a)

had little money

b)

had only a small number of people to serve

c)

had no, little navy

d)

All of the above

4.

What were the strengths of the British Army?

a)

Powerful navy

b)

Well trained army

c)

a lot of money and resources

d)

All of the above

5.

What was a Hessian?

a)

German soldier fighting for the British

b)

French soldier fighting for the Patriots

c)

Spanish soldier fighting for the Patriots

d)

African American soldier fighting for the British

6.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

a)

First battle of the war

b)

Bloodiest battle of the war

c)

Turning point of the war

d)

Last battle of the war

7.

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Trenton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Yorktown

8.

What agreement officially ended the American Revolution?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Washington

9.

What surprising thing did Washington and his troops do on Christmas Day 1776?

a)

Fled to Canada

b)

Attacked British Troops near Trenton

c)

Surrounded Cornwallis at Yorktown

d)

Eat a Christmas feast

10.

After the Battle at Saratoga, who pledged foreign aid to the Americans?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Canada

d)

Germany

11.

Warfare tactic used by the Patriots

a)

linear tactics

b)

Napoleanic tactics

c)

guerilla warfare

d)

total warfare

12.

Why is the Treaty of Paris (1783) significant?

a)

Promised African Americans freedom if they fought for the British

b)

Created an alliance between America and France

c)

Officially ended the American Revolution

d)

Created an alliance between Britain and France

13.

What was the bloodiest battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Yorktown

14.

Who did the Second Continental Congress appoint to lead the Continental Army?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Sam Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Paine

15.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Adams

16.

Which battle marked the start of the American Revolution?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

17.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution due to French agreeing to help the colonists?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Valley Forge

18.

Which event allowed Washington to train and discipline his troops while the Continental Army endured trying times?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Valley Forge

19.

The Second Continental Congress was responsible for creating the (a)   with Washington as its leader.

20.

Which battle was a Pyrrhic victory for Britain? The battle cost them a third of their army.

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Siege of Ft. Ticonderoga

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

21.

What patriot leader became a traitor by giving up the plans to West Point?

a)

George Washington

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Benedict Arnold

22.

"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

23.
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war because it
a)
brought France into the war as an American ally.
b)
ended General Burgoyne's career.
c)
liberated Georgia from British control.
d)
forced the British to leave Canada.
24.
American victories at Trenton and Princeton
a)
forced the British to abandon New York and New Jersey.
b)
showed that the Americans could beat the British and their allies.
c)
convinced Spain to side with the United States.
d)
proved that Washington could not trust his men to fight.
25.
What was the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
Cornwallis surrendered, ending the war.
b)
The warships were lost in a fierce storm.
c)
Washington withdrew rather than risk his army.
d)
Rochambeau's troops barely escaped alive.
26.
Location of winter encampment of the Continental Army which was a low point during the war.
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Monmouth
c)
Saratoga
d)
New York
27.
What are your 3 Unalienable Rights, as expressed by Thomas Jefferson?
a)
Peace, Love and Joy
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Life, Leadership and Pursuit of Happiness
d)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness