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Studies Weekly Week 7

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Loyalists

a)

men who would always be ready to defend their country

b)

people who were true to the king and Britain during the war

c)

people who wanted to break away from Britain and start their own government

2.

Patriots

a)

men who would always be ready to defend their country

b)

people who were true to the king and Britain during the war

c)

people who wanted to break away from Britain and start their own government

3.

Minutemen

a)

men who would always be ready to defend their country

b)

people who were true to the king and Britain during the war

c)

people who wanted to break away from Britain and start their own government

4.

Robert Townsend

a)

an unknown female spy during the American Revolution

b)

an American officer

c)

part of the Culper spy ring

d)

mother of the Boston Tea Party

5.

Henry Knox

a)

an unknown female spy during the American Revolution

b)

an American officer

c)

part of the Culper spy ring

d)

mother of the Boston Tea Party

6.

Sarah Fulton

a)

an unknown female spy during the American Revolution

b)

an American officer

c)

part of the Culper spy ring

d)

mother of the Boston Tea Party

7.

Agent 355

a)

an unknown female spy during the American Revolution

b)

an American officer

c)

part of the Culper spy ring

d)

mother of the Boston Tea Party

8.

Select the types of food that came from the farms of women and small children that fed the soldiers.

a)

meat

b)

spices

c)

eggs

d)

fruit and vegetables

9.

Using a ratio (fraction), how many colonists were loyal to the king?

a)

1 out of 2 (1/2)

b)

4 out of 6 (4/6 = 2/3)

c)

3 out of 4 (3/4)

d)

1 out of 5 (1/5)

10.

According to colonial law, who had to have a working firearm?

a)

men aged sixteen to sixty

b)

women aged sixteen to sixty

c)

men aged fifteen to nineteen

d)

women aged fifteen to nineteen

11.

What does the simile, “like walking with a broken staff” mean and who spoke those words?

a)

Baron Friedrich von Steuben said those words that referred to the Redcoats using muskets.

b)

George Washington said those words that referred to having to work with unprepared militia men.

c)

Lucy Knox said those words that referred to her life as the wife of Henry Knox.

d)

Henry Knox said those words that referred to his life as the husband of Lucy Knox.

12.

Why did Redcoats prefer muskets over rifles?

a)

Rifles were faster to reload than muskets; muskets were better for hunting, not war.

b)

Muskets were slower to reload than rifles; muskets were also better for hunting, not war.

c)

Muskets shot straighter than rifles and were better war weapons than rifles.

d)

Muskets were faster to reload than rifles; rifles were better for hunting, not war.

13.

What was the Culper Ring?

a)

a group of spies who assisted their spymaster, Robert Townsend

b)

a group of spies who assisted their spymaster, General George Washington

c)

a group of spies who assisted their spymaster, Colonel Tye

d)

a group of spies who assisted their spymaster, Joseph Brant

14.

When did female spies send coded messages?

a)

when they went to the laundromat and put their clothes in the dryer

b)

when they hung up their laundry

c)

when their children were at school

d)

while wearing spy rings on their fingers that communicated with other spies

15.

How were Loyalists different from Patriots?

a)

Patriots were true to the king and to Great Britain while Loyalists wanted to break away from Britain and form their own government.

b)

Patriots were true to the Tories while the Loyalists were loyal to Canada.

c)

Loyalists were true to the king and to Great Britain while Patriots wanted to break away from Britain and form their own government.

d)

Loyalists were true to the colonists while the Patriots were loyal to the Redcoats.