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The American Revolutionary War

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a colonist supported the King and not independence, they were called what?

a)

Continental

b)

Loyalist

2.

What group of colonists were behind protests and actions against the British and the King in Boston?

a)

Minutemen

b)

Militia

c)

Sons of Liberty

3.

Which English law taxed anything that was printed on paper, including newspapers and calendars?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Paper Act

c)

Printing Act

4.

5 colonists were killed during this event after a mob provoked British soldiers in the streets

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

5.

What was the Act that set duties or taxes on molasses and sugar imported to the colonists?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Currency Act

6.

Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?

a)

Philadelphia, PA

b)

Somerset, KY

c)

Lexington, MA

7.

What was the first shot of the Revolutionary War called?

a)

Shot heard 'round the world.

b)

The British are coming.

c)

Shot heard in Kentucky.

8.

The Battle at Bunker Hill was misnamed and should have been called the Battle at Breed's Hill.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Who won the Battle at Breed's Hill?

a)

France

b)

British

c)

Colonists

10.

What famous phrase did Colonial William Prescott tell the colonial militia during the Battle at Breed's Hill?

a)

Shot heard 'round the world.

b)

The British are coming!

c)

Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!

11.

What was the name of the commander of the continental army?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

12.

What were the names of the colonists who supported the war with the British?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Hessians

13.

Who was the British commander at the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

Washington

b)

Adams

c)

Cornwallis

14.

Which battle ended the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

c)

Battle of France

15.

Which battle was the turning point of the war?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

16.

What was the name of the king of England?

a)

King George

b)

King Edward

c)

King Louis

17.

What is the name of the first person to die in the American Revolutionary War? (hint: You got to experience this in Mission US)

a)

Benjamin Edes

b)

Constance Lillie

c)

Crispus Attucks

18.

How many parts make up the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Ten

b)

Four

c)

Seven

19.

Which country helped the colonists during the Battle at Saratoga?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Australia

20.

Under the Quartering Act, who did the colonists have to feed and house?

a)

British Soldiers

b)

Indians

c)

The French

21.

Which iconic signature was the largest on the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Hancock

c)

Samuel Adams

22.

Which famous patriot was a silversmith?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

George Mason

c)

John Hancock

23.

Which American spy said, "My only regret is that I have but one life to lose for my country?"

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

George Washington

c)

Nathan Hale

24.

Who wrote Common Sense?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Thomas Jefferson

25.

What was the effect of the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Paper Act

26.

What was the name of the hit-and-run technique used to defeat the British?

a)

Guerrilla Warfare

b)

Hide and Seek

c)

Monopoly

27.

What is the definition of ratify?

a)

armed private ship

b)

to give official approval to

28.

Which word means taking no side in a conflict?

a)

Neutral

b)

Blockade

c)

Recruit

29.

What are the names of the hired soldiers used in the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Monkeys

b)

British

c)

Hessians

30.

Which word means "to leave without permission?"

a)

Inflation

b)

Desert

c)

Mercenary