WorksheetsThe Revolutionary War Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 26mins
The first battles of the Revolutionary War were
Boston and Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Cowpens and Yorktown
Bunker Hill and Saratoga
Who was chosen as one of the leaders of the Continental Army?
Charles Cornwallis
Alexander Hamilton
Horatio Gates
George Washington
The Battle of Bunker Hill was important because:
It was an important confidence boost even though the Patriots lost
It was an American victory
George Washington defeated the Hessians
It was the final surrender for the British army
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
This person helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge
Fredrich Von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
Alexander Hamilton
Benedict Arnold
The Battle of Trenton was important because
it caused the Germans to turn on the British
It caused the French to join our side
The British would win the rest of the battles of the war
it gave the Patriots a confidence boost and more enlisted
The final battle of the Revolution was
Yorktown
Cowpens
Saratoga
Long Island
The Battle of Saratoga was important because
It led to the Treaty of Paris
It led to the French coming to our aid
It led to Valley Forge
all of the answers
Which of the following did the Treaty of Paris do
Took land away from the British and forced them to leave
Set up boundaries for the US
Recognized the US as an independent nation
all of the answers
A tax in the colonies on sugar and molasses
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Required certain colonies to provide food and living quarters (housing) for British troops
Sugar Act
Living Act
Housing Act
Quartering Act
Placed a tax on almost all printed materials in the colonies; forced colonists to pay for an official stamp on paper products
Tea Act
Townshend Act
Paper Act
Stamp Act
A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution
Committees of Correspondance
Sons of Liberty
Continental Congress
Knights Templar
incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed American colonists
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Salem Witch Trials
Law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies; upset colonial tea merchants
Townshend Act
Intolerable Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the Tea Act
Intolerable Act
Townshend Act
Incomprehensible Act
Tolerance Act
A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the Tea Act
Intolerable Act
Townshend Act
Incomprehensible Act
Tolerance Act
American colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain
Patriots
Loyalists
Merchants
Artisans
Colonists who remained loyal to the British and wanted to remain British citizens
Patriots
Loyalists
Merchants
Artisans
A refusal to buy one or more goods from a particular source
Cottboy
Import
Export
Boycott
A law forbidding colonists from settling West of the Appalachian Mountains
Settling Act
Stamp Act
Treaty of Paris
Proclamation of 1763
a group of representatives that made laws (in Great Britain)
Town Meeting
Parliament
Parchment
Executive Branch
The Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts were all events that led to the ___ War.
Revolutionary
Civil
Spanish American
French and Indian
To help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War, King George and Parliament taxed...
Only the American Colonists
Only the English Citizens
The Native Americans
Both the American Colonists and the Citizens of England
Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?
Lexington, Massachusettes
Concord, Massachusetts
Chesapeake Bay
Yorktown, Virginia
George Washington served as commander-in-chief of which army?
British Army
Continental Army
Loyalist Army
Neutral Army
Where did the British surrender?
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of the Virginia Capes
Battle of Paris
Who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown?
Horatio Gates
William Howe
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
It was the turning point of the war.
It is where George Washington became commander.
It is where the British surrendered.
It is where the war began.
Which statement is true of Lexington and Concord?
It is where the war began to take a turn in British favor.
It is where the first fighting of the Revolution took place.
It is where the French joined the war.
It is where the British surrendered to the colonists.
Who was the MAIN opponent of the United States in the American Revolution?
Spain
Mexico
Great Britain
France
Why was the outcome at the Battle of Saratoga important during the American Revolution?
It marked the end of the British in the North.
It lead to victory in the South
It won the American's a foreign ally
It was the first major victory for the colonist
The assistance of the French was given to the American Continental Army after which battle in the Revolutionary War?
Cowpens
New York
Saratoga
Lexington
How did the French help the American colonists win the Battle of Saratoga?
by providing the colonists with gunpowder and supplies
by sending troops to aid the colonists.
by launching a naval attack against the British.
by planting spies within the British army.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga so important to the Patriot cause?
It showed the British that they could beat the Patriots if they had the right ammunition.
It finally convinced the French that the war could be won and was worth fighting.
It showed the British just how hard the Patriots were willing to fight.
It was the greatest Patriot victory in the entire American Revolution.
Why were the colonists forced to pay taxes?
Britain was in debt and needed to make money
The king wanted to make everyone mad
Britain didn't want anyone else trading
Why were the colonists upset with the British soldiers?
They took their jobs.
They were rowdy and rude.
They were living in their towns.
All of the above.
Where did the Continentals face their most difficult winter?
Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Saratoga
What happened at Valley Forge?
They were attacked by British troops.
They were tired, freezing, hungry, and without supplies.
They had no leadership to help them.
Which battle was led by General George Washington in his famous crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Day?
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
Saratoga
Which battle resulted in a loss for the Continentals (Patriots) because they ran out of ammunition?
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
Saratoga
Which battle was a surprise attack on the Christmas night in 1776?
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
Saratoga
Which battle marked an end to the Revolutionary War with a British surrender?
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
Saratoga
Which battle was considered a turning point of the war, & when Americans began winning battles?
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
Saratoga
