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WorksheetsUnit 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
May 1775- Second Continental Congress meets
June 1775- Battle of Bunker Hill fought
March 1776- Seige of Boston ends
July 1776- ???
Commen Sense published
Olive Branch Petition sent
American Revolution ends
Declaration of Independence signed
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
They hoped independence would lead to an end of 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 wich colonial region did the Battle of Yorktown take place?
Southern Colonies
Northern Colonies
Western Colonies
It didn’t happen
How did the American Revolution impact other parts of the world?
It led to Great Britain giving up its other colonies
It made other nations fearful of American strength
It encouraged other nations to fight for their independence
It made citizens of other nations fearful to fight for independence
Which group prevented a British victory in the South?
Loyalists
Mercenaries
French soldiers
Guerrilla troops
Cause: The Townshend Act
Effect:__________
Proclamation of 1763
French and Indian War
Boycott of British goods
expansion of the British Empire
Which of these was an effect of the American victory at Saratoga?
British troops gained confidence
General Burgoyne resigned his post
Great Britain withdrew from Canada
European countries came to aid of America
“The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country.” - Thomas Paine, Pennslyvania Journal, 1776
Which word describes the “summer soldier and sunshine patriot”?
traitors
Fighters
Quitters
Optimists
Cause: African Americans helping the cause for independence
Effect:_______
Slavery was abolished thoughout the colonies
Several colonies began to take steps to end slavery
African Americans who fought were given their freedom
African Americans were respected and their brave acts rewarded
What was the result of the American vicories at Treton and Princeton?
The Hessians joined the American side
It showed that the Americans could defeat the British
It proved that George Washington was wrong about his soldiers
The British were forced to abandon New York and New Jersey
Which of these show cooperation on the part of the colonies?
They came together to form one army.
The Loyalists and the Patriots made peace.
They all believed in the goal of independence
They all opposeed the Declartion of Independence
Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George III was an unfit ruler?
He was not born in Great Britain
He denided the colonist their rights
He was not elected by Parliament
He lived far away from the colonies
According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from
God
The King
Parliament
The governed
In a draft of the Declaration of Independecce, Jefferson charged the king with violating the “sacred rights of life and liberty…of a distance people (by) carrying them into slavery.” This passage was removed for all these reasons EXCEPT
It might lead to demands to free enslaved Africans
It was an unimportant issue in the colonies
It was likely to prompt concerns about economic effects of banning slavery
It might offend merchants who profited from the trade of enslaved people
