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American Revolution Quiz 2

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the Continental Army camp and train during the winter and spring months of 1777-1778?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Morristown

c)

Charlotte

d)

Philadelphia

2.

Lack of what makes time at Valley Forge very difficult and harsh for the soldiers?

a)

Supplies

b)

Ammunition

c)

Shelter

d)

Cavalry

3.

What killed most of the Continental Soldiers at Valley Forge?

a)

Disease

b)

Combat

c)

Starvation

d)

Exposure to the Elements

4.

What does General Washington order for all his soldiers to prevent the spread of smallpox?

a)

Inoculations

b)

New uniforms

c)

Blankets

d)

Cleansing

5.

What legend forms around real women who helped fire artillery during the Battle of Monmouth?

a)

Molly Pitcher

b)

Betty Zane

c)

Annie Oakley

d)

Jemima Boone

6.

What American General betrays the American cause by trying to surrender West Point and switches sides immediately after his plot is exposed?

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Horatio Gates

c)

Charles Lee

d)

Robert Rogers

7.

What occurs at Boonesborough from September 7-18, 1778?

a)

Siege

b)

Battle

c)

Peace talks

d)

Ceremony

8.

Who leads the campaign to take the Ohio River Valley from the British?

a)

George Rogers Clark

b)

William Clark

c)

Joseph Bowman

d)

Simon Kenton

9.

Approximately how many African Americans served the Patriot cause?

a)

5,000

b)

1,000

c)

500

d)

7,500

10.

What advantage does America have over the British throughout the American Revolution?

a)

Espionage/Spying

b)

Infantry

c)

Cavalry/Dragoons

d)

Artillery

11.

What American spy ring existed in British controlled New York throughout the war and passed vital information to General Washington?

a)

Culper Ring

b)

Brooklyn Ring

c)

Cipher Ring

d)

Manhattan Agency

12.

Who is the British Commander in the Southern Theater?

a)

General Charles Cornwallis

b)

General Henry Clinton

c)

General John Burgoyne

d)

General William Howe

13.

What are disciplined irregular soldiers called?

a)

Partisans

b)

Skirmishers

c)

Rifleman

d)

Guerrillas

14.

Who is the most well known partisan leader nicknamed the Swamp Fox?

a)

Francis Marion

b)

Thomas Sumter

c)

Elijah Clarke

d)

Andrew Pickens

15.

What battle occurs on October 7, 1780, and is a major American victory over American Loyalists?

a)

Kings Mountain

b)

Cowpens

c)

Musgrove's Mill

d)

Blackstock's Plantation

16.

What battle occurs on January 17, 1781, and is a major American victory by double envelopment?

a)

Cowpens

b)

Kings Mountain

c)

Guilford Courthouse

d)

Yorktown

17.

Who is the American Commander at Cowpens?

a)

Daniel Morgan

b)

William Washington

c)

John Howard

d)

Andrew Pickens

18.

What does Morgan use against the British?

a)

Their arrogance

b)

Their tactics

c)

Their cannons

d)

Their supplies

19.

What is the first national government of the United States ratified by Congress on March 1, 1781?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Constitution

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

20.

Who is the American commander at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse who follows General Morgan's advice?

a)

Nathanael Greene

b)

Horatio Gates

c)

Anthony Wayne

d)

Lighthorse Harry Lee

21.

What campaign occurs from June 1781-October 19, 1781 which results in the surrender of General Cornwallis' army?

a)

Yorktown Campaign

b)

Saratoga Campaign

c)

Long Island Campaign

d)

Philadelphia Campaign

22.

Who is the overall commander in charge of all French and American forces during the Yorktown Campaign?

a)

General Washington

b)

General Rochambeau

c)

General Lincoln

d)

Admiral de Grasse

23.

What French Navy admiral defeated the British Navy in the Chesapeake Bay and traps Cornwallis' army on the Yorktown peninsula?

a)

Admiral de Grasse

b)

Admiral Berthiaume

c)

Admiral de Gaulle

d)

Admiral Nelson

24.

What does Colonel Alexander Hamilton lead with 400 men under his command during the night of October 14, 1781?

a)

Attack on redoubt 10

b)

Bombardment of Yorktown

c)

Attack on the right flank

d)

Digging parallel two

25.

Who of the following did NOT negotiate our peace treaty with Great Britain?

a)

John Hancock

b)

John Adams

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

John Jay

26.

What document officially recognized United States independence, ended the war between the United States and Great Britain, and gave control of all British land east of the Mississippi River and south of the Great Lakes to the United States?

a)

Treaty of Paris 1783

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Treaty of Paris 1763

27.

What does General Washington do on December 23, 1783, despite the fact he had the power to become a king and overthrow Congress?

a)

Resign as Commander of the Continental Army

b)

Declare his candidacy for president

c)

Ask to be reimbursed for personal expenses

d)

Resign as President of the United States

28.

Bonus: How many miles did Daniel Boone run while escaping the British and Shawnee in four days to warn Boonesborough?

(a)  

29.

Bonus: Who is the most important American that almost no American has ever heard of? (Mr. Bowman's opinion)

(a)