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WorksheetsChapter 6: Independence (1770-1783) US History
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 38mins
True or False
The American War for Independence was a revolution fundamentally different from the French and Russian Revolutions
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True or False
Americans referred to the Coercive Acts as the "Intolerable Acts"
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True or False
The Battle of Bunker Hill occurred before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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True or False
During the battles of Lexington and Concord, the British regulars suffered more losses than the American minutemen.
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True or False
Those who signed the Declaration of Independence pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to support the cause of liberty.
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True or False
Nearly all Americans were Patriots during the Revolution.
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True or False
Although the English won the Battle of Bunker Hill, they suffered significantly more casualties than the Americans.
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True or False
During the Boston Tea Party, an angry mob attacked the crews of some British ships and stole or destroyed everything in sight.
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True or False
At the time of the Olive Branch Petition, the Continental Congress had already decided to separate from Great Britain and establish an independent nation.
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True or False
Trenton and Princeton were major battles in which Cornwallis lost most of his army.
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True or False
Militia members were full-time soldiers.
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What was a major accomplishment of the First Continental Congress?
appointing a commander in chief
asserting the rights of the colonies to govern themselves
adoption of the Declaration of Independence
raising a continental army
Which of the following statements was not true of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The Patriots used all their ammunition.
Much of the battle was fought on the slope of Breed’s Hill.
The British ended the siege of Boston.
The British had fewer casualties than the colonists.
Who was America’s ally during the War for Independence?
Italy
Germany
France
Russia
What did Common Sense advocate?
blind obedience to the king
independence from Britain
a simple restoration of former colonial rights
colonial representation in Parliament
The Saratoga campaign was an important victory for the Patriots because
it brought France into the war.
it brought peace.
the British agreed to recognize the colonies as a separate nation.
it assured American control of the Northwest.
What was the main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
to make laws for the colonies
to supervise and supply militia
to provide news regarding British threats to liberty
to debate resolutions on colonial rights
What sparked the Coercive Acts?
the Gaspee incident
the Boston Massacre
the Committees of Correspondence
the Boston Tea Party
To whom was the Olive Branch Petition addressed?
King George III
the British Parliament
the French monarch
colonial legislatures
Where did the Americans suffer their greatest defeat, losing an entire army?
Camden
Cowpens
Charleston
Kings Mountain
What act of treason did Benedict Arnold agree to perform?
to reveal Washington's military plans
to hand over a fort
to lose a battle
to command a Tory force
Why did George Washington attempt to defend New York City?
Washington underestimated the power of the British.
Washington’s army was trapped by the British there.
The control of the city was essential to American victory.
Giving up the city without a fight would damage support for the war.
Which of the following battles helped raise American morale a few months after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Long Island?
Camden
Trenton
Vincennes
Kings Mountain
What young French aristocrat became a major general in the American army?
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron de Kalb
Count Pulaski
Baron von Steuben
Which American general in the South achieved victory at the Battle of Cowpens?
Ethan Allen
Benedict Arnold
Horatio Gates
Daniel Morgan
For what statement is Captain John Paul Jones famous?
“I have not yet begun to fight!”
“We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.”
“These are the times that try men's souls.”
“They fired the shot heard round the world.”
Which of the following acts of the Continental Congress occurred last?
the Declaration of American Rights
the Declaration of Independence
the Olive Branch Petition
the appointment of a commander in chief
Which of the following was not true about the war in the South?
Charleston was captured by the British.
Francis Marion plagued the British using guerrilla warfare.
Nathanael Greene was a commander there.
The British won the Battle of Kings Mountain.
Where was “the shot heard round the world” fired?
Monmouth
Concord
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Princeton was an important victory for Washington because it . . .
brought France into the war.
destroyed the British army.
raised the low morale of the army.
assured American control of the Northwest.
The main reason the British divided their forces during 1777 was that . . .
they wanted to surround the Continental army.
the British commanders were too jealous of each other to cooperate.
they wanted to cut New England off from the rest of the colonies.
they attempted to conquer the East and the South at the same time.
In what capacity did the “Swamp Fox” help the war effort?
assisting Lafayette
launching guerrilla raids
making political speeches
providing financial support
What unexpected event turned Cornwallis’s secure position at Yorktown into a hopeless trap?
the defeat of his army in battle
the arrival of the Continental army
the arrival of a French fleet with reinforcement
the capture of a copy of his military plans
What British response to the Gaspee incident angered the colonists?
hanging the ringleaders
establishing a British commission to investigate
closing the harbor to Providence, Rhode Island
passing the Tea Act of 1773
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Led a team of men to bring artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
William Howe
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Drafted most of the Declaration of Independence
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
William Howe
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British commander defeated at Yorktown
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
William Howe
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Appointed commander in chief at the Second Continental Congress
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
William Howe
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Victorious on Long Island, Manhattan Island, and the mainland after replacing General Thomas Gage
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
William Howe
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French aristocrat who became a leader in the colonial army
Marquis de Lafayette
George Rogers Clark
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Francis Marion
Nathanael Greene
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American leader in the war in the West
Marquis de Lafayette
George Rogers Clark
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Francis Marion
Nathanael Greene
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German drillmaster for the Continental army
Marquis de Lafayette
George Rogers Clark
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Francis Marion
Nathanael Greene
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Earned the nickname “Swamp Fox” as the leader of a small band of South Carolinians
Marquis de Lafayette
George Rogers Clark
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Francis Marion
Nathanael Greene
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
Military genius known as the “Fighting Quaker”
Marquis de Lafayette
George Rogers Clark
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Francis Marion
Nathanael Greene
This assembly was originally intended to debate and deliver cooperative resolutions concerning British colonial policies. Instead it appointed George Washington as commander in chief.
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What did the Patriots call Parliament’s four acts intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?
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What term describes the colonial supporters of the British during the War for Independence?
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What term refers to “citizen soldiers” such as the minutemen?
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What document asserted the right of the colonies to be free and independent states?
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What is the name of the American victory where British Major Patrick Ferguson and his army were nearly all killed, wounded, or captured?
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What is the name for German mercenaries that the British hired to fight the colonists?
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With which battle is Molly Pitcher associated?
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Who was the commander in chief of the Continental army?
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What gathering of colonial representatives in 1774 asserted the right of the colonies to govern themselves?
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What term refers to professional, full-time soldiers?
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What treaty officially ended the War for Independence?
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What religion was given official approval by the Quebec Act?
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Who was the author of Common Sense?
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What was the name given to special units of militiamen who formed a quick first line of defense in case the British invaded the countryside?
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Where was the headquarters of the American army in the winter of 1777–78 where many suffered but endured surprisingly well?
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True or False
The First Continental Congress was convened to declare the colonies' independence from Great Britain
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