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WorksheetsUS HIS Ch.6 Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in July 1775.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
2. British advantages during the war included a stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population.
a)
true
b)
False
3.
3. At least one-half of all American colonists were Tories.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
4. Most of the soldiers in the Continental Army signed up for the duration of the war
a)
true
b)
false
5.
5. Nathan Hale was a Patriot soldier who became a traitor and spied for the British.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
6. Patriot forces
a)
Continental Army
b)
Friedrich von Steuben
c)
Guerilla warfare
d)
Lemuel Hayes
e)
privateers
7.
7. African American Patriot
a)
Continental Army
b)
Friedrich von Steuben
c)
Guerilla warfare
d)
Lemuel Hayes
e)
privateers
8.
8. drilled Patriots at Valley Forge
a)
Continental Army
b)
Friedrich von Steuben
c)
Guerilla warfare
d)
Lemuel Hayes
e)
privateers
9.
9. merchant warships
a)
Continental Army
b)
Friedrich von Steuben
c)
Guerilla warfare
d)
Lemuel Hayes
e)
privateers
10.
10. hit and run war technique
a)
Continental Army
b)
Friedrich von Steuben
c)
Guerilla warfare
d)
Lemuel Hayes
e)
privateers
11.
11. Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?
a)
A. Philadelphia
b)
B. Saratoga
c)
C. Valley Forge
d)
D. Yorktown
12.
12. Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or
a)
A. Colonists
b)
B. Patriots
c)
C. Separatists
d)
D. Tories
13.
13. By the end of war, African Americans were enlisted in every state except
a)
A. Georgia
b)
B. Maryland
c)
C. North Carolina
d)
D. South Carolina
14.
14. Loyalist strength was strongest in
a)
A. New England
b)
B. New York
c)
C. the Carolinas and Georgia
d)
D. the Ohio River Valley
15.
15. The volunteer from France who became Washington's trust aide was
a)
A. Benjamin Franklin
b)
B. Francis Marion
c)
C. Marquis de Lafayette
d)
D. Thomas Paine
16.
What is the name given to Americans who supported independence?
a)
loyalists
b)
tories
c)
patriots
d)
packers
17.
What happened after Congress and the states printed hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of paper money to pay for the war?
a)
everyone was poor
b)
everyone was rich
c)
deflation
d)
inflation
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