WorksheetsAddy Chapter 6 and 7 Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?
It instilled fear of war in the colonists
It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain
It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent
It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Britain
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
To persuade British troops to leave Boston
To encourage colonists to join the army
To convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act
To ask the King to make peace with the colonies
Read the following quotation, which General Wahington read to his soldiers. Which word describes the "summer soldiers and the sunshine patriot?" "The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country"
Traitors
Fighters
Quitters
Optimists
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To start the American Revolution
To offer a peace settlement to Great Britain
To instruct how a country wins its freedom
To explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain
What decision was made at the Second Continental Congress?
To form an army
To join the French
To declare war on Great Britain
To demand a repeal of the Tea Act
In a draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson charged the King with violating the "sacred rights of life and liberty...of a distant people [by] carrying them into slavery." This passage was removed for all of these reasons except _______.
It might lead to demands of free slaves
It was an unimportant issue in the colonies
It was unfair to blame the King for enslaving Africans
It might offend merchants who profited from the slave trade
Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George III was an unfit ruler?
He was not born in Great Britain
He denied the colonists their rights
He was not elected by Parliament
He lived far away from the colonies
To Great Britain the signing of the Declaration of Independence was _______.
An act of loyalty
An act of bravery
An act of treason
An act of insanity
Look at the timeline. Which of these belongs in the place of the question mark on the timeline?
Common Sense published
Olive Branch Petition sent
American Revolution ends
Declaration of Independence signed
Which of these best describes the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British won decisively
The militia won by a narrow margin
The British won by a narrow margin
The British won but suffered many losses
Why was George Washington chosen to be a military leader?
He had experience
He wanted the role
He was very wealthy
He was highly educated
Why did African Americans join the Continental Army?
They had excellent military skills
They were generously paid to join the army
They blamed Great Britain for their enslavement
The hoped independence would lead to an end to slavery
Which of these was a weakness of the Continental Army at the start of the war?
Supply shortages
Weak commander
Unfamiliar territory
Long travel distances
In addition to independence, what did the Treaty of Paris give to the Americans?
British land in Canada
The right to punish the Loyalists
Land East of the Mississippi River
The return of taxes paid to great Britain
What was the result of the American victories at Trenton and Princeton?
The Hessians joined the American side
It showed that the Americans could defeat the British
It proved that General Washington was wrong about his soldiers
The British were forced to abandon New York and New Jersey
Which of these describes the progress of the war?
The British won every battle until the final one
The British soldiers lost most of the battles against the disciplined American soldiers
At the beginning, the Americans were outmatched, but their skills and tactics improved
The Americans outnumbered the British, finally defeating them at the Battle of Yorktown
Which of these nations became an American ally after the victory at Saratoga?
France
Canada
Mexico
Germany
Which group prevented a British victory in the South?
Loyalists
Mercenaries
French soldiers
Guerilla troops
Washington crossed the____ to attack the Hessians at Christmas Eve.
New York River
James River
Deleware River
Mystic River
The Winter was so bad at ________ that 2,500 soldiers froze to death.
Yorktown
Valley Forge
Big Valley
Saratoga
Who was the traitor in the Revolutionary War?
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron Von Stueben
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
The army from Tennessee were known as the _________.
Overmountain Men
Filthy Few
Green Mountain Boys
Tennessee Volunteers
Which of the following acts placed a duty (tax) on certain popular goods (like glass, paint, paper, and tea) that the colonists imported from Great Britain?
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
The Townshend Acts
The Intolerable Acts
Use the image to answer the following question. In which colonial region did the Battle of Yorktown (Virginia) take place?
New England
Middle
South
It was a surprise attack on British soil
Use the image to answer the following question. What prevented the British from being rescued by the British navy?
Chuck Norris
The French Fleet
Clint Eastwood
They were still in Europe
