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WorksheetsThe War for Independence Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The __________ was Benjamin Franklin's idea to unite the colonies.
Declaration of Indepeendence
Proclamation of 1793
Albany Plan of Union
Unity Plan
Fighting over control of the ________ led to the French and Indian War.
Appalachian Mountains
Ohio River Valley
Mississippi River
colonies
To _____ means to stop buying or using something.
protest
boycott
debate
vote
The Stamp Act required colonists to purchase a stamp for all important _____.
clothes
people
houses
papers
Which law placed taxes on lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea?
Tea Party Act
Paper Act
Townshend Acts
Lead and Glass Act
Colonists declared _____ when they were made to pay unfair British taxes.
"No taxation without colonization!"
"No representation without colonization!"
"No new nation without taxation!"
"No taxation without representation!"
During the Boston Tea Party, the ____ dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Freedom
British Boycotters
Midnight Riders
The _____ Acts were a set of laws passed meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
Coercive/ Intolerable
Persuasive
Cursive
Cooperation
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
John Adams
George Washington
_______ wanted to break free from England's rule, while _____ stayed true to the King.
Loyalists/Patriots
Rebels/Patriots
Loyalists/Colonists
Patriots/Loyalists
The colonial militia were called the ______.
redcoats
minutemen
tories
The British soldiers were called _____ because of the color of their uniform.
Longcoats
Bluecoats
Shortcoats
Redcoats
The Revolution began with the Battles of Lexington and _____, and ended at the Battle of ______.
Concord/ Bunker Hill
Concord/ Yorktown
Valley Forge/ Concord
Yorktown/ Concord
The British won the Battle of ______ outside of Boston, but they suffered many losses.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Valley Forge
Battle of Fort Allen
Battle of Concord
The Battle of ____ took place after Washington crossed the Delaware.
Trenton
Bunker Hill
Princeton
Breed's Hill
The Battle of Saratoga was a _____ victory. It was a turning point in the war and helped convince the French to aid the Americans.
England
Patriot
French
Redcoat
Who wrote inspirational poems about American during the Revolution?
Abigail Adams
Betsy Ross
Phillis Wheatley
The ______ used the Appalachian Mountains to create a boundary between the colonies and Native American territory.
Proclamation of 1763
Coercive Acts
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Many Continental Army soldiers died during the long winter spent at _____.
Trenton
Valley Forge
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride warned the colonists that the _____ were coming!
Patriots
Minutemen
British
French
