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WorksheetsLesson 13 - The American Revolution
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 20mins
People chose to ________________________, or agree to serve in the army or navy.
enlist
mercernary
tatic
treaty
turning point
A(n) ________________________ is a soldier hired to fight for a foreign army.
enlist
mercernary
tatic
treaty
turning point
The __________________________ in the Revolution was the Battles of Saratoga because the Continental army gained strong allies.
enlist
mercernary
tatic
treaty
turning point
A formal agreement between two or more nations is called a(n) ____________________________.
enlist
mercernary
tatic
treaty
turning point
One _________________________-, or planned action, used by Patriots was surprise attacks.
enlist
mercernary
tatic
treaty
turning point
Overthrowing one government and replacing it with another is called
a strategy.
a turnover.
a revolution.
an enlistment.
The Continental army was made up of
mercenaries.
officers.
privateers.
volunteers
Thousands of American Indians fought for Great Britain because the British had
trapped furs for them.
given them food supplies.
offered to free them after the war.
restricted settlement on their land.
Why was it hard for the British to replace troops and supplies?
Their homeland was far away.
They made the Loyalists angry.
Parliament would not pay them.
Their army was poorly trained.
Which phrase describes a tactic of the Continental army?
desire to win
surprise attacks
food and supplies
control of key cities
How did some allies help the Continental army?
supplied soldiers and warships
borrowed money from colonists
joined up with American Indians
captured Canada from the British
Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point?
The British agreed to end the war.
The colonial victory persuaded France to give more help.
George Washington defeated the German mercenaries.
The British government took Florida from Spain.
Which of these was not an outcome of the Treaty of Paris?
All slaves in the army were freed.
Thousands of Loyalists fled.
The new nation got huge amounts of land.
Great Britain recognized the United States.
At what time of year does this scene take place?
spring
winter
summer
fall
Describe something about the soldiers’ clothing that adds to their discomfort
List two ways in which the men are trying to keep warm.
Why might the painter have felt proud of the Americans in this painting?
