WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which is NOT a reason for the colonists going to war against Great Britain?
Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies, while the colonists believed their local assemblies had legal authority.
The colonists demanded Great Britain pay taxes to cover the debt from the French and Indian War.
Parliament was forcing the colonists to pay high taxes to cover the debt from the French and Indian War.
The colonists believed they should not be taxed because they had no representation in Parliament.
Which was NOT expressed through the Declaration of Independence?
The authority to govern belongs to the people, not to the king of England.
All people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The colonists listed their grievances against the king of Engliand.
The colonists surrendered to Parliament and the king of England.
What is one reasons the colonists went to war against Great Britain?
What is one idea expressed through the Declaration of Independence?
Match the following Virginians to their contributions during the American Revolution.
Wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
Spoke out against taxation and is known for his famous saying "Give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry
An enslaved African American who served as a spy for the Continental Army
James (Armistead) Lafayette
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
He earned his freedom by spying for the Continental Army.
He surrendered to George Washington and the Continental Army at Yorktown.
He was a French nobleman who volunteered his services to the Continental Army and contributed to the Victory at Yorktown.
He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Believed in and fought for independence from Great Britain
Patriot
Did not want to separate from Great Britain and fought on the side of the British against the Continental Army
Loyalist
Did not choose sides
Neutral
Some supported the British because they were promised freedom
Enslaved African Americans
Some served in the Continental Army and fought for independence
Free African Americans
Some supported the British because they promised to keep the whites off their land
American Indians
Ran farms and businesses while the men were fighting in the Continental Army
White Women
Reorder the following events
The Continental Army and their French allies face off with the British army in Yorktown.
Lord Cornwallis surrenders the British army at Yorktown. This is the final battle between the Continental Army and Great Britain.
The Treaty of Paris was signed by both sides to end the war.
The battle at Yorktown is importance because...
it ended the Revolutionary War.
the Continental Army surrendered to Lord Cornwallis.
it was the last battle between Great Britain and the Continental Army.
it began the American Revolution.
Which was NOT a reason for moving the Virginia capital from Williamsburg to Richmond?
The population was moving westward for more opportunities.
Moving to Richmond increased the distance from the sea and possible attack by the British.
Richmond was a more central location.
Disease was spreading throughout Williamsburg.
Why is the American Revolution important to American history?
The Americans and Spain became allies.
King George III gained control over the colonists.
America gained independence from Great Britain in order to became its own nation.
Some of the loyalists returned to Great Britain after the war.
