WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Test Prep
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Colonists who supported Britain in the Revolutionary War were called...
Loyalists
Patriots
British
Hessians
Who won the Battle of Yorktown?
British
French
Americans
Spanish
"The Rebel Army must suffer greatly as soon as the severe weather sets in for want of proper clothing, of which they are now in the greatest need. It is fact that many of the Rebels who were killed in the late affairs were without shoes or stockings, and several were observe to have only linen drawers on, without any proper shirt or waistcoat. Under all the disadvantages of want of confidence, clothing, and a good winter quarters.....it will be astonishing if they keep it together 'till Christmas"
What is this British soldier most likely describing?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Lexington & Concord
The Declaration of Independence
Valley Forge
Who won the Battle of Saratoga?
Americans
British
Spanish
French
Who was the British military leader who commanded the forces at the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
George Washington
King George VII
Thomas Gage
What was the military significance of Concord, Massachusetts?
It was the location of the an important British fort.
The colonial militia was storing arms and ammunition there?
It was one of the many hideouts used by the King?
It is where the signing of the Declaration of Independence took place.
At which event was the Commander of the Continental Army chosen?
First Continental Army
Second Continental Congress
Committees of Correspondence
Valley Forge
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
It gave the rules of a new country
It told colonists where they could settle
It announced the colonies' reasons for separation from England
The British Parliament imposed many taxes upon the colonists such as the Tea Act, Sugar Act, and Stamp Act. What was the primary purpose of imposing such taxes?
Control smuggling in the West Indies
To hinder the self governments that were developing in many of the colonies
To pay back the immense ware debts accrued from the French & Indian War
To punish the colonists for making Native allies
A basic idea stated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence is that...
the power to govern a nation comes from the people
People should always follow their government
America must have a constitutional convention
slavery must end in American
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Which document is this excerpt likely taken from?
The Magna Carta
Federalist Papers
Committees of Correspondence
Common Sense
Most colonists felt that British tax laws were unfair because...
the colonists had no representation of their own in Parliament
the Native Americans did not have to pay taxes
the Colonists were paying higher taxes than people in Great Britain
the French and Indian War was over
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolution because it...
ended General Burgoyne's career
brought France into the war as an American ally.
liberated Georgia from British control
forced the British to leave Canada
The Proclamation of 1763 said that colonists could not settle on the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. It also said that anyone who had already settled there had to move back to the 13 colonies. Which choice best explains why the Proclamation of 1763 upset the colonists.
They had lived on that land for hundreds of years.
They fought for control of that land in the French and Indian War and won
The Native Americans gave them the land and asked colonists to take care of it
They won the land in the Civil War
Communication between colonies became common during the Revolutionary War. Messengers on horseback would transport letters from one area of resistance to another. Letters typically involved coordinating plans of attack or other rebellion against British rule.
This coordination of communication by colonists was ran by what group?
Continental Congress
Administration of Justice
Committees of Correspondence
Writs of Assistance
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Hancock
George Washington
Put the following events in chronological order:
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
