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CJH Revolution Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what colony did the battle of saratoga happen?

a)

New york

b)

Massachusetts

c)

South Carolina

d)

New Hampshire

2.

Which statement best describes the results of the Battles of Saratoga?

a)

The Americans suffered a massive defeat nearly costing them the war

b)

The British army retreated to fight another day

c)

The Americans took over the fort, only to lose it later to the British

d)

The British army surrendered, causing a turning point in the war in favor of the Americans

e)

The battles were indecisive having no impact on the overall war

3.
What year did the Battle of Yorktown take place in?
a)
1775
b)
1780
c)
1779
d)
1781
4.
Why was the Battle of Yorktown significant?
a)
It was the last major battle which ended the war
b)
It was the first major battle which sparked the war
c)
It was the first battle which the Continental Army had won
d)
It was the first battle which Britain had won
5.
Why did Great Britain tax the American colonies?
a)
The British were in debt from buying too many fidget spinners.
b)
The British were in debt from fighting the French in a war.
c)
The British were in looking for money to pave their roads.
6.
When was the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Maryland
c)
1773
d)
1873
7.

What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

August 2, 1776

c)

April 18, 1776

d)

December 16, 1773

8.

According to details in both “Letter to John Adams” and the selection from Dear Abigail, which aspect of the new nation’s government most interested Abigail Adams?

a)

the status of women

b)

the abolition of slavery

c)

the rights of the individual states

d)

the relationship to other nations

9.

Who is the French nobleman and military officer who helped provide the American Colonies with aid and assisted in securing a victory at the battle of Yorktown?

a)

Marquis De Lafayette

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

James Lafayette

10.

Who led the Continental Army as Commander in Chief during the American Revolutionary War and eventually became the first President of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Marquis De Lafayette

d)

John Adams

11.

What are unalienable rights?

a)

Rights every human should have no matter what.

b)

Rights we need to work for.

12.

What are the three rights that Thomas Jefferson says all men are born with?

a)

Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

b)

peace, love, harmony

c)

life, love freedom of religion

d)

voting, taxes, and having a job

13.

Who was the first man to die in the Boston Massacre

a)

Samuel Gray

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Patrick Carr

d)

Samuel Maverick

e)

James Caldwell

14.
Which colonist were called Patriots?
a)
those who obeyed the laws
b)
those who were willing to fight
c)
those who wanted independence
d)
those who were loyal to the king
15.

Who Said It?

"Colonists are British subjects and should obey British law."

a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
16.
Which word means a person in the American colonies who opposed independence and wanted the colonies to remain under the control of the king and Great Britain?
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
Colonist
17.

What winter did Washington’s troops stay at Valley Forge?

a)

1867-1868

b)

1767-1768

c)

1888-1889

d)

1777-1778

18.
What was Valley Forge?
a)
Famous Battle
b)
First Training Camp for Military
c)
Colonial Town
d)
Name of a Mountain Pass
19.

Navy sea captain of the colonial ship, Serapis during the American Revolution.Famous for saying,I have yet begun to fight!"

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Hancock

20.

Explain the Significance of Crispus Attucks.

a)

First of five to die in the Boston Massacre

b)

First of five to die in the Civil War

c)

First of five to die in the Sons of Liberty

d)

First of five to die in the Boston Tea Party

21.

Explain the Significance of Mercy Otis Warren.

a)

Female that created Red Cross during the American Revolution

b)

Wife of Benedict Arnold

c)

Female writer that encouraged independence from Britain.

d)

Female writer that opposed Independence from Britain

22.
African American double spy who provided information about British movement, as well as, information leading to British defeat at Yorktown.
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
James Armistead
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Bernardo de Galvez
23.
French Aristocrat and leader in French and American Revolution. Became a major-general in the Continental Army. 
a)
Bernanrdo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Haym Salomon 
d)
John Paul Jones
24.

The refusal to obey laws as a form of protest

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Unalienable Rights

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Discrimination

25.
Why were many colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
They were unhappy because they could not settle on new lands.
b)
They wanted to travel all the way west to California.
c)
They wanted to share the land with the Native Americans.
d)
They wanted their money back for the land.
26.

Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...

a)

explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act

b)

influence more people to join the independence movement.

c)

to join the Loyalist party

d)

abide by the Intolerable acts

27.

Which of the following is most direct cause of the British applying new taxes, like the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act, to the colonies?

a)

It was a punishment for the Boston Tea Party

b)

It was a punishment for earlier poor treatment of tax collectors

c)

It was intended to raise money to pay off debts from the French and Indian War

d)

It was intended to replace the failed Sugar Act

28.

when did the battle of saratoga happen

a)

September 19, 1777 – October 17, 1777

b)

June 3, 1778 - October 10, 1779

c)

August 5, 1776 - November, 17 1776

d)

September 6, 1776 - September 18, 1776

29.

Many colonists believed the Stamp Act was unfair because __________.

a)

Stamps should be free.

b)

King George III did not protect them during the French and Indian War.

c)

A decision was made about the tax without the colonists having any say.

d)

The French did not have to pay taxes.

30.

Which was the FIRST battle of the American Revolution?

a)

the battle of Lexington and Concord

b)

the Boston Massacre

c)

the battle at Bunker Hill

d)

the battle at Trenton

31.

The outcome of which battle convinced the French to fully support the United States in the American Revolution?

a)

the Battle of Concord

b)

the Battle of Lexington

c)

the Battle of Saratoga

d)

the Battle of Yorktown

32.

Which battle resulted in the surrender of the British and the end of the Revolutionary War?

a)

New York

b)

Saratoga

c)

Cowpens

d)

Yorktown

33.

The Intolerable Acts were passed in response to _____________

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

Colonial Dissent

c)

Colonists hate for the King

d)

Boston Tea Party

34.

In what YEAR was the Sugar Act passed?

a)

2018

b)

1670

c)

1764

35.

Used acts of civil disobedience to protest taxation

a)

Mercy Otis Warren

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Samuel Adams

36.

Wrote propaganda against the British

a)

Mercy Otis Warren

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Samuel Adams

37.

Which event marked the start of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Battle at Lexington and Concord

d)

Declaration of Independence

38.
a)

civil war

b)

revolution

c)

sectionalism

d)

westward expansion