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American Revolution

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During this battle, the British were slowed down because the militiamen had torn down bridges and cut down trees. The win of this battle convinced France to join the American side of the war.

a)

Trenton

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Saratoga

d)

Bunker Hill

2.

I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

King George III

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

3.

Which group wanted independence from England?

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

4.

This is where the Continental Army spent the winter. It was here that they became a strong fighting force.

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Bunker Hill

5.

Which battle ended the Revolutionary war. The American and French surrounded them and Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Bunker Hill

6.

In which battle started the American Revolution and was the known as the "shot heard round the world"?

a)

Trenton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Bunker Hill

7.

Which of the following is not true about women during the Revolution?

a)

They followed the Continental Army from place to place.

b)

They served as nurses for the sick and wounded soldiers.

c)

They were captains and generals in the Continental Army.

d)

They cooked for and washed the soldiers clothes.

8.

Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?

a)

a series of meetings planned to respond to England

b)

a provisional government designed to negotiate peace

c)

a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

9.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

10.

Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?

a)

Carl Marx

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

12.
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war because it
a)
brought France into the war as an American ally.
b)
ended General Burgoyne's career.
c)
liberated Georgia from British control.
d)
forced the British to leave Canada.
13.
In the Treaty of Paris, the Americans won their independence and
a)
the right to strip Loyalists of their property.
b)
a pledge that future conflicts with Britain would be settled peacefully.
c)
the return of all taxes collected by Britain before the war.
d)
all the territory lying to the east of the Mississippi River.
14.
Location of winter encampment of the Continental Army which was a low point during the war.
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Monmouth
c)
Saratoga
d)
New York
15.

Before the Revolutionary War, colonists organized boycotts against Great Britain. What group used violence and threats to enforce these boycotts?

a)

Imperial Policy

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Massachusetts Militia

d)

Second Continental Congress

16.

This image is most likely depicting

a)

the Boston Tea Party

b)

a ride to Valley Forge

c)

George Washington crossing the Delaware.

d)

Paul Revere's midnight ride.

17.

Who was king of England during the American Revolution?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

George Washington

c)

King George III

d)

King Edward III

18.

During the Boston Tea Party,

a)

colonists raided British ships and threw crates overboard.

b)

Native Americans threw tea at British troops.

c)

Americans celebrated their victory at Trenton.

d)

the cost of tea was very expensive.

19.

What was the name of the Patriot Army?

a)

US Army

b)

Continental Army

c)

British Army

d)

Privateer Army

20.

What agreement officially ended the American Revolution?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Washington

21.

What surprising thing did Washington and his troops do on Christmas Day 1776?

a)

Fled to Canada

b)

Attacked British Troops near Trenton

c)

Surrounded Cornwallis at Yorktown

d)

Eat a Christmas feast

22.

What were colonists called that wanted to stay loyal to the British King?

a)

Red Coats

b)

Minutemen

c)

Continental Soldiers

d)

Loyalists/Torries

23.

Minutemen were farmers who _____________________

a)

fought for only a minute

b)

helped the British fight

c)

were ready to fight at a minute's notice

d)

were captured by the British

24.

Why did Britain want to tax the colonists?

a)

The British needed to make back the money to pay for The French and Indian War

b)

The colonists had more money than the British

c)

The British wanted to punish the colonists for wanting to be their own country.

25.

What year was the Declaration of Independence created on July 4th?

a)

1774

b)

1876

c)

1776

d)

1874

26.

Thomas Paine published_________________ to encourage more people to join the independence movement.

a)

Common Core

b)

Common Sense

c)

Common Knowledge

d)

Common Hero

27.

The toughest winter where many died from hunger and freezing to death for the Continental Army took place where?

a)

Yorktown

b)

NYC

c)

Princeton

d)

Valley Forge

28.
African American double spy who provided information about British movement, as well as, information leading to British defeat at Yorktown.
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
James Armistead
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Bernardo de Galvez
29.
Wife of John Adams; known for her letters to her husband that served as primary accounts of Revolutionary life
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Martha Washington
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
30.
Author of the "Albany Plan of Union"; helped write the "Declaration of Independence"; convinced France to become our ally in the Revolution; negotiated the "Treaty of Paris". 
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
31.
President of the 2nd Continental Congress, first to sign the "Declaration of Independence"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Hancock
d)
Thomas Jefferson
32.
African American who was the first to be killed at the Boston Massacre. 
a)
James Armistead
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Franklin Douglas
33.
Author of "Common Sense" and " American Crisis" 
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
34.
French Aristocrat and leader in French and American Revolution. Became a major-general in the Continental Army. 
a)
Bernanrdo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Haym Salomon 
d)
John Paul Jones
35.
Started the Sons of Liberty, participated in the Boston Tea Party.
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Samuel Adams
36.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

Wars that start over money.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

37.
Based on the political cartoon, how does mercantilism benefit the mother country?
a)
The mother country always has something to eat.
b)
The mother country can get rich from the colonies.
c)
The colonies provide everything to the mother country.
38.

This created a temporary border at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting the movement of the colonists

a)

Appalachian Line of 1769

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Northwest Ordinance of 1767

d)

Colonial Border of 1763

e)

Treaty of Paris 1763

39.

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Colonists were BANNED from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

b)

The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

c)

Colonists were ENCOURAGED to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

d)

The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

40.
Female Author whose writing supported the patriot cause. Wrote a history of the revolution.
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Molly Pitcher
41.

What is the central idea of "Civil Disobedience"?

a)

People must overthrow the government.

b)

Most government will do its best for its citizens.

c)

The fewer people who run the government, the better.

d)

Citizens should be willing to act on their own sense of right and wrong.

42.
Who is known as the Father of the U.S. Navy?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
James Armistead
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Jefferson
43.

Which river did Washington cross right before the Battle of Trenton?

a)

Hudson River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Delaware River

d)

St. Lawrence River

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