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Day 11 Warm-Up: American Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Colony of Plymouth founded by the Pilgrims
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Mayflower Compact
e)

guerilla warfare

2.
Law forbidding colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Mayflower Compact
e)

guerilla warfare

3.
First permanent English colony established in Jamestown, Virginia
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Mayflower Compact
e)

guerilla warfare

4.
Pilgrim written document that established self-government
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Mayflower Compact
e)

guerilla warfare

5.

the use of hit and run battle tactics

a)

1607

b)

1620

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Mayflower Compact

e)

guerilla warfare

6.
The patriot who declared, “I have not yet begun to fight!” was -
a)
Naval hero, John Paul Jones
b)
Commander-in-Chief, George Washington
c)
Military officer, Francis Marion
d)
Women’s rights advocate, Abigail Adams
7.

What strategies were used by the Patriots while fighting at sea and on land in the south?

Categorize the following

John Paul Jones led sneak attacks on British ships to lift the blockade.

Francis Marion and his men used guerilla warfare techniques that were successful

The Patriots used privateers to destroy British ships

The Patriots knew the countryside in order to use guerilla techniques.

The British hired privateers to defeat the Patriots.

The British ambushed the Patriots using underwater tactics.

Fighting at Sea
Fighting on Land
Neither
8.
John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?
a)
By writing the Articles of Confederation
b)
By serving as commander in chief of the Continental Army
c)
By organizing Committees of Correspondence
d)
By signing the Declaration of Independence
9.

 Which option best completes this excerpt?

a)

negotiable

b)
legislated
c)
unalienable
d)

conditional

10.

How did Thomas Paine contribute to the American Revolution?

a)

By commanding the Continental Army

b)

By negotiating the Treaty of Paris

c)

By writing essays that encouraged independence

d)

By serving as a colonial ambassador to France