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Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

"Soon, I came in sight of the camp. My imagination had pictured an army with uniforms, the glitter of arms…Instead,…I saw a few militiamen poorly clad [dressed] and for the most part without shoes…many of them badly armed. I learned afterward that these were the officers and generals.--The Chevalier de Pontgibaud,177"


The primary source above is a French soldier is describing the American Army at—

a)

The Battle of Saratoga

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Yorktown

2.

Eventually France sent Washington’s army supplies and aid, an advantage that proved crucial to the American victory. However, this aid only became available after which battle?

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Saratoga

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Yorktown

3.

This lithograph of George Washington and General Cornwallis depicts the immediate aftermath of—

a)

The Battle of Saratoga

b)

The Battle of Yorktown

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

The Battle of New Orleans

4.

Which of the following Patriots is correctly paired with her/his accomplishments?

a)

Thomas Paine – Orator who famously said “Give me liberty or give me death!”

b)

Mercy Otis Warren – Playwright, poet and author whose works inspired other Americans to support the Patriot cause

c)

Wentworth Cheswell– Patriot spy who helped Washington defeat Cornwallis at Yorktown

d)

James Armistead – First African American elected to public office; also participated in the famous “midnight ride” with Paul Revere

5.

The event described in the passage was caused by the—

a)

colonists’ lack of representation in British Parliament

b)

Loyalists’ concern for the British commander George Hewes

c)

failure of the government to provide ships for Boston merchants

d)

tensions between the Bostonians and the Mohawk Indians

6.

The event described in the passage led to

a)

the Coercive Acts, which closed Boston Harbor

b)

the Coercive Acts, which ended the American Revolution

c)

the passage of the Tea Act

d)

the passage of the Quartering Act in Boston

7.

Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

George Washington

8.

When was the Declaration of Independence written

a)

1776

b)

1778

c)

1779

d)

1780

9.

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence

a)

To break away from Great Britain and to govern themselves. It listed the reasons that the colonial leaders wanted to separate from England.

b)

To start a war with the most powerful country and take their stolen resources

c)

To stay connected to Britain and apologize for all the problems they caused in the colonies