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The American Revolution, part 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From Loyalists, Tories, Minutemen, and Patriots: Loyalists, who were loyal to the British King during the war, were known by two other names. What were they?

a)

Tories

b)

King's Servant

c)

King's Men

d)

Court Jester

2.

From Loyalists, Tories, Minutemen, and Patriots: What was a Patriot?

a)

Someone loyal to the British King

b)

Someone loyal to the French King

c)

Someone who wanted to break away from the British King

3.

From Loyalists, Tories, Minutemen, and Patriots: What is a militia?

a)

A group of adult men who worked at a mill

b)

A group of adult men who owned firearms and protected the area around their town

c)

A group of adult men who all planted crops around their town

4.

From Loyalists, Tories, Minutemen, and Patriots: Who were the Minutemen?

a)

Men who could plant 40 tomatoes in one minute

b)

Men who could run from one end of their town to the other in a minute

c)

A special part of the militia that was ready to fight in minutes

5.

From Women and the War: What did women do when their husbands went to war?

a)

Moved away

b)

They did just their own work

c)

They did their work plus all the work their husbands had been doing

6.

From Women and the War: Who took the firewood back from the British before they were able to steal it?

a)

Sarah Fullerton

b)

Sarah Fuller

c)

Sarah Fulton

d)

Stacey Fulton

7.

From Women and the War: What was Sarah Fulton's nickname?

a)

The Mother of the Boston Massacre

b)

The Mother of the Boston Tea Party

c)

The Mother of All Soldiers

8.

From Militias in the Colonies: Who had to be part of the militia?

a)

Everyone from age 16 to age 60

b)

Every woman from age 16 to age 60

c)

Everyone who owned property

d)

Every man from age 16 to age 60

9.

From Militias in the Colonies: Were Tories (those loyal to the King) allowed in the colonial militias?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

From Militias in the Colonies: Why didn't George Washington allow Major Robert Rogers to fight in his militia?

a)

He had been badly wounded in the French and Indian War

b)

He was too busy at home being a father and business owner

c)

He was loyal to the British

d)

George Washington thought he was too old