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Revolutionary War

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

2.

The British soldier's were nicknamed...

a)

Redcoats

b)

Cornwallis's troops

c)

British troops

d)

Patriots

3.

Where did the Continental Army spend a harsh winter during the American Revolution?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Mount Vernon

c)

Fort Ticonderoga

d)

Valley Forge

4.

The colonists dumped tea in the Boston Harbor as a protest of the...

a)

tea tax

b)

Native Americans

c)

shipping industry

d)

King

5.

What was a major reason the colonies went to war with Great Britain?

a)

Land disputes with Native Americans

b)

Taxation without representation

c)

Religious freedom

d)

Disagreements over slavery

6.

One of the major events leading up to the Revolutionary War was...

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

the Constitution

c)

the Boston Massacre

d)

there was none

7.

Who was the British general who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

General Charles Cornwallis

b)

General John Burgoyne

c)

General William Howe

d)

General Henry Clinton

8.

What document officially ended the American Revolution?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Federalist Papers

9.

What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

To establish laws for the new nation

b)

To declare war on Great Britain

c)

To outline the structure of the new government

d)

To declare the American colonies' independence from British rule

10.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

King George III

11.

This battle was the start of the Revolutionary War. It's where the first shots were fired.

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Valley Forge

d)

Battle at Lexington and Concord

12.

This American colonist was in support of the British parliament.

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

c)

neutral

d)

democracy

13.

This battle ended the revolution.

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Valley Forge

d)

Battle at Lexington and Concord

14.

After the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the 13 Colonies were known as the

a)

Paris.

b)

Great Britain.

c)

British Parliament.

d)

United States of America.

15.

Patrick Henry famously said, "Give me liberty, or give me ....."

a)
death
b)

life

c)

freedom

d)

money

16.

The Constitution was created to...

a)

give us laws

b)

give us a president

c)

establish the powers of the state and federal governments

d)

separate us from England