WorksheetsThe American Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The peace treaty ending the war happened in...
Paris
Alaska
New Hampshire
Who was Charles Cornwallis?
A general for the continental army
A British spy
A general for the British army
Why didn't the Founding fathers abolish slavery even though it went against the words written in The Declaration of Independence?
The southern colonies demanded to keep slavery for economic reasons
They believed in having second class citizens
Many enslaved people decided to fight for the british
What is a loyalist?
A person who works with lumber
A colonist on the side of Great Britain
A person that is loyal to their family
Who was Mary Ludwig Hays
A journalist
General Hay's wife
Molly Pitcher
How many African American soldiers fought in the Continental Army?
1,000
5,000
3,000
What was one advantage that the Colonists had over Great Britain in battle?
They had more resources to fight with
They knew the terrain in which they were fighting
The British were more motivated to fight
What was one advantage the British had over the Colonists?
British citizens supported the war by donating personal possessions
Their expensive uniforms made it easy for them to camouflage and not be seen
The British army had enough money to hire soldiers to fight for them
British citizens living in England were very motivated to help the war effort and pay their taxes.
True
False
The Mohawks and the Iroquoi sided with Great Britain because...
The King promised not to continue to take any more of their land
They were getting paid to fight
Morally, it's wrong to separate from one's mother country
The Colonist won the Battles of Saratoga because...
The Mohawks and the Iroquoi stopped fighting with the British
The colonists had three times the number of troops
Both
Why were the Battles of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?
The two wins against the a far superior army made other countries take the colonies more seriously and provide them aid
Britain realized it was not worth spending more tax money on the war
George Washington found documents listing multiple British secrets and used the information against them
France began to help the Colonist because Spain signed the Treaty of Alliance and France was an ally of Spain.
True
False
What happened at Valley Forge?
The colonists celebrated their win in Saratoga
The British waited out the winter and ate cake by the fire
The colonists froze and learned how to fight at the hand of Baron von Steuben
What killed more soldiers during the Winter at Valley Forge
Gunfire
Smallpox, Typhoid, and influenza
Consumption
