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WorksheetsSoc Sci Showdown 11-13
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following cities did General Howe attack from the south while General Burgoyne was in New York?
a)
Boston
b)
Saratoga
c)
Trenton
d)
Charleston
e)
Philadelphia
2.
The British beat General Washington on September 11 at the Battle of
a)
Brandywine
b)
Saratoga
c)
New York
d)
Valley Forge
e)
Trenton
3.
Which of the following cities repelled Washington's attack on October 4th?
a)
Brandywine
b)
New York City
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Germantown
e)
Saratoga
4.
For the winter of 1778 to 1778, the British withdrew to
a)
New York City
b)
Boston
c)
Valley Forge
d)
Charleston
e)
Philadelphia
5.
George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette were similar in all the following ways EXCEPT in
a)
serving in the Continental Army
b)
supporting American independence
c)
Having a military background
d)
Belonging to a Masonic temple
e)
having French origins
6.
For the winter of 1778 to 1778, the Continental Army withdrew to
a)
Charleston
b)
Valley Forge
c)
New York City
d)
Philadelphia
e)
Boston
7.
During the winter of 1777 to 1778, some American leaders believed General George Washington should be replaced with
a)
Thomas Gage
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Horatio Gates
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
e)
Israel Putnam
8.
Whom did Washington appoint as the military commander of Philadelphia in June 1778?
a)
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
Israel Putnam
e)
Horatio Gates
9.
Into how many divisions was the Continental Army reorganized into during the winter between 1777 and 1778?
a)
ten
b)
eight
c)
three
d)
five
e)
seven
10.
Which of the following reasons did NOT prompt Benedict Arnold to explore defecting?
a)
His business in Connecticut declined.
b)
British officers approached him with offers.
c)
He resented Continental Army officials.
d)
He married the daughter of a Loyalist.
e)
He felt unappreciated.
11.
Who was MOST influential in establishing the Continental Navy?
a)
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
b)
Israel Putnam
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
John Adams
e)
Samuel Adams
12.
How many frigates out of the thirteen authorized by Congress in December 1775 entered service?
a)
eight
b)
twelve
c)
five
d)
ten
e)
seven
13.
How did the Continental Congress MOST effectively combat the British navy?
a)
sending warships to British waters
b)
blockading all major ports
c)
deploying Spanish warships
d)
purchasing ships like those of the British
e)
issuing commissions to private ships
14.
Who captured the H.M.S. Drake in British waters in April of 1778?
a)
George Washington
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
John Adams
d)
John Paul Jones
e)
Benedict Arnold
15.
Which of the following issues did the Continental Army NOT face in late 1777?
a)
low morale
b)
widespread disease
c)
scarce food
d)
poor conditions
e)
weak leadership SOCSCIFOCUSED QUIZ 12EUROPEAN ALLIANCES – THE NETHERLANDS, PP. 27-28
16.
Which of the following reasons MOST significantly drove the French to aid the American Revolution?
a)
They wanted to weaken the British.
b)
The Continental Congress offered them territory.
c)
They wanted to honor preexisting alliances and agreements.
d)
They needed goods from North America.
e)
They supported democratic ideals.
17.
Which of the following battles is considered a significant turning point in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Lexington
e)
Battle of Bunker Hill
18.
The Carlisle Peace Commissions offered Americans peace in exchange for
a)
land west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
home rule within the British empire
c)
complete independence
d)
a monetary sum
e)
protection from Native Americans
19.
Which of the following countries did Charles Gravier want to be America's primary partner for trade?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Spain
c)
the Netherlands
d)
France
e)
Germany
20.
For which of the following goods were the French West Indies MOST lucrative?
a)
tea
b)
rubber
c)
tobacco
d)
cotton
e)
coffee
21.
The 1778 Treaty of Alliance was between America and
a)
America
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
e)
the Netherlands
22.
Spanish motivation in the American Revolution MOST closely paralleled that of
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
the Netherlands
d)
Germany
e)
France
23.
Spain provided Americans with aid in all the following forms EXCEPT through
a)
supplies
b)
troops
c)
access to ports
d)
military training
e)
loans
24.
Spanish aid at the Battle of Saint Louis prevented the British from controlling part of the
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Hudson River
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Missouri River
e)
Ohio River Valley
25.
The Batavian Revolution of 1795 occurred in
a)
Great Britain
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Germany
e)
the Netherlands
26.
Dutch merchants helped the Americans circumvent the
a)
Navigation Acts
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Treaty of Amity and Commerce
d)
Treaty of Alliance
e)
Townshend Acts
27.
Who MOST significantly encouraged diplomacy between America and the Netherlands?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Benjamin Franklin
e)
Samuel Adams
28.
The second European country to officially recognize the newly independent United States was
a)
Spain
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Germany
e)
the Netherlands
29.
The Dutch aided the Americans in all the following ways EXCEPT through
a)
embargo evasion
b)
troops
c)
loans
d)
trade
e)
supplies
30.
Which of the following cities lies at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
a)
New Orleans
b)
Saint Louis
c)
Newport
d)
Havana
e)
Yorktown SOCSCIFOCUSED QUIZ 13THE SOUTH: CIVIL WAR – THE SIEGE OF SAVANNAH
31.
After 1778, Great Britain changed its strategy for the American Revolution to focus on
a)
western colonies
b)
southern colonies
c)
coastal colonies
d)
New England colonies
e)
mid-Atlantic colonies
32.
Which of the following major events MOST likely led to a change in British strategy for the American Revolution in 1778?
a)
the defection of Benedict Arnold
b)
the Battle of Saratoga
c)
Spanish entry into the war
d)
the formation of the Continental Navy
e)
French entry into the war
33.
Whose naval forces controlled most of the Atlantic coast during the American Revolution?
a)
the Netherlands'
b)
Spain's
c)
America's
d)
France's
e)
Britain's
34.
Which of the following groups MOST complicated war in the south for Patriots?
a)
Native Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
Dutch settlers
d)
French settlers
e)
Spanish settlers
35.
Who was the last royal governor of Virginia?
a)
William Franklin
b)
Thomas Gage
c)
Richard Penn
d)
Thomas Hutchinson
e)
John Murray
36.
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation granted enslaved persons freedom if they fled Patriot enslavers and
a)
fought for the British
b)
worked at Loyalist plantations
c)
successfully fled to the North
d)
did not support the Patriot cause
e)
fled to Europe
37.
Who led the Ethiopian Regiment?
a)
African Americans
b)
Hessian soldiers
c)
French officers
d)
British officers
e)
American officers
38.
Which of the following estimates BEST describes the number of African Americans who served in Continental forces?
a)
five thousand
b)
three hundred
c)
ten thousand
d)
one thousand
e)
three thousand
39.
Who replaced General Howe in 1778?
a)
Charles Cornwallis
b)
Thomas Gage
c)
Archibald Campbell
d)
John Burgoyne
e)
Henry Clinton
40.
The Phillipsburg Proclamation extended
a)
the Coercive Acts
b)
the Proclamation of Rebellion
c)
the Proclamation of 1763
d)
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation of 1775
e)
the Declaration of Independence
41.
Who led British forces that captured Savannah, Georgia?
a)
William Howe
b)
Henry Clinton
c)
Archibald Campbell
d)
Thomas Gage
e)
John Burgoyne
42.
Who led American forces to recapture Savannah, Georgia?
a)
Benjamin Lincoln
b)
Charles Hector
c)
Horatio Gates
d)
Robert Howe
e)
Benedict Arnold
43.
Who was the French commander at Savannah, Georgia?
a)
Charles Hector
b)
Horatio Gates
c)
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
d)
François Joseph Paul
e)
Archibald Campbell
44.
Who painted General Sir Henry Clinton in c. 1777?
a)
Allen Lewis
b)
John Jones
c)
John Smart
d)
Gilbert Stuart
e)
John Trumbull
45.
Which of the following groups was initially rejected from the Continental Army?
a)
African Americans
b)
Native Americans
c)
Spanish soldiers
d)
southern slaveholders
e)
French soldiers
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