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Studies Weekly Week 8

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Battle of Saratoga

a)

When British General Burgoyne tried to invade New England but lost a series of battles and surrendered

b)

When men tried to warn the colonists that the British were invading

c)

When the Americans blocked the British inside Boston but ran out of powder

2.

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

a)

When British General Burgoyne tried to invade New England but lost a series of battles and surrendered

b)

When men tried to warn the colonists that the British were invading

c)

When the Americans blocked the British inside Boston but ran out of powder

3.

Battle of Bunker Hill

a)

When British General Burgoyne tried to invade New England but lost a series of battles and surrendered

b)

When men tried to warn the colonists that the British were invading

c)

When the Americans blocked the British inside Boston but ran out of powder

4.

Molly Pitcher

a)

a woman whose husband was killed but she fired the cannon for him and received the first military pension for a woman

b)

a nickname given to women who helped during the American Revolution

c)

a woman who took her husband water but ended up loading and shooting the cannon when he was injured

5.

Margaret Corbin

a)

a woman whose husband was killed but she fired the cannon for him and received the first military pension for a woman

b)

a nickname given to women who helped during the American Revolution

c)

a woman who took her husband water but ended up loading and shooting the cannon when he was injured

6.

Mary Hays

a)

a woman whose husband was killed but she fired the cannon for him and received the first military pension for a woman

b)

a nickname given to women who helped during the American Revolution

c)

a woman who took her husband water but ended up loading and shooting the cannon when he was injured

7.

Which was first to join the American Revolution after the Battle of Saratoga?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

The Dutch

d)

The West Indes

8.

Where did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Lexington

c)

Breed's Hill

d)

Concord

9.

What pros and cons did troops observe in their use of rifles?

a)

Rifles shot straight and far but were slow to reload.

b)

Rifles shot crooked but were quick to reload.

c)

Rifles did not shoot accurately but were easy to reload.

d)

Rifles were too heavy to use during battle but served as good walking sticks.

10.

What did Mary Hays and Margaret Corbin have in common?

a)

They were the first female officers in the Continental Army.

b)

They shared the nickname, “Molly.”

c)

They took their fathers’ places in battle after their dads got hurt.

d)

They were never allowed to touch the cannons, so they never fired them.

11.

What does the simile, “The dead lay as thick as sheep in a fold” refer to?

a)

sheep that found their way onto the battlefield and were caught in the crossfire

b)

the thickness of the air after the battle

c)

the colonists who had been shot on the battlefield

d)

the Redcoats who had been shot by the colonists

12.

Where were the first battles that began the Revolutionary War?

a)

Lexington and Charlestown

b)

Charlestown and Concord

c)

Concord and Estabrook

d)

Lexington and Concord

13.

Where did the characters, Natalia and Steven, find themselves after touching the letter written by Paul Revere and what did they feel?

a)

They found themselves going back in time to Charlestown, West Virginia after feeling raindrops on board a British warship.

b)

They found themselves in Boston, MA, after feeling a rush of wind that placed them back in time.

c)

They found themselves going back to the future in Boston, MA, after feeling a rush of wind.

d)

They found themselves going back to the future to Charlestown, RI after feeling raindrops on board a British warship.

14.

Who warned the countryside that the British were coming to Concord?

a)

William Dawes and Dr. Joseph Warren

b)

Paul Revere and Dr. Joseph Warren

c)

Paul Revere and William Dawes

d)

Dr. Joseph Warren and Samuel Prescott