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The Revolutionary War Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first battles of the Revolutionary War were

a)

Boston and Trenton

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Cowpens and Yorktown

d)

Bunker Hill and Saratoga

2.

Who was chosen as one of the leaders of the Continental Army?

a)

Charles Cornwallis

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Horatio Gates

d)

George Washington

3.

The Battle of Bunker Hill was important because:

a)

It was an important confidence boost even though the Patriots lost

b)

It was an American victory

c)

George Washington defeated the Hessians

d)

It was the final surrender for the British army

4.

This person wrote the Declaration of Independence

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

5.

This person helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge

a)

Fredrich Von Steuben

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Benedict Arnold

6.

The Battle of Trenton was important because

a)

it caused the Germans to turn on the British

b)

It caused the French to join our side

c)

The British would win the rest of the battles of the war

d)

it gave the Patriots a confidence boost and more enlisted

7.

The final battle of the Revolution was

a)

Yorktown

b)

Cowpens

c)

Saratoga

d)

Long Island

8.

The Battle of Saratoga was important because

a)

It led to the Treaty of Paris

b)

It led to the French coming to our aid

c)

It led to Valley Forge

d)

all of the answers

9.

Which of the following did the Treaty of Paris do

a)

Took land away from the British and forced them to leave

b)

Set up boundaries for the US

c)

Recognized the US as an independent nation

d)

all of the answers

10.

A tax in the colonies on sugar and molasses

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Stamp Act

11.

Required certain colonies to provide food and living quarters (housing) for British troops

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Living Act

c)

Housing Act

d)

Quartering Act

12.

Placed a tax on almost all printed materials in the colonies; forced colonists to pay for an official stamp on paper products

a)

Tea Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Paper Act

d)

Stamp Act

13.

A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution

a)

Committees of Correspondance

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Continental Congress

d)

Knights Templar

14.

incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed American colonists

a)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Salem Witch Trials

15.

Law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies; upset colonial tea merchants

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Intolerable Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Tea Act

16.

A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Tea Party

17.

A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the Tea Act

a)

Intolerable Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Incomprehensible Act

d)

Tolerance Act

18.

A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the Tea Act

a)

Intolerable Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Incomprehensible Act

d)

Tolerance Act

19.

American colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Merchants

d)

Artisans

20.

Colonists who remained loyal to the British and wanted to remain British citizens

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Merchants

d)

Artisans

21.

A refusal to buy one or more goods from a particular source

a)

Cottboy

b)

Import

c)

Export

d)

Boycott

22.

A law forbidding colonists from settling West of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Settling Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Proclamation of 1763

23.

a group of representatives that made laws (in Great Britain)

a)

Town Meeting

b)

Parliament

c)

Parchment

d)

Executive Branch

24.

The Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts were all events that led to the ___ War.

a)

Revolutionary

b)

Civil

c)

Spanish American

d)

French and Indian

25.

To help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War, King George and Parliament taxed...

a)

Only the American Colonists

b)

Only the English Citizens

c)

The Native Americans

d)

Both the American Colonists and the Citizens of England

26.

Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?

a)

Lexington, Massachusettes

b)

Concord, Massachusetts

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Yorktown, Virginia

27.

George Washington served as commander-in-chief of which army?

a)

British Army

b)

Continental Army

c)

Loyalist Army

d)

Neutral Army

28.

Where did the British surrender?

a)

Battle of Lexington & Concord

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of the Virginia Capes

d)

Battle of Paris

29.

Who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

Horatio Gates

b)

William Howe

c)

Charles Cornwallis

d)

George Washington

30.

What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?

a)

It was the turning point of the war.

b)

It is where George Washington became commander.

c)

It is where the British surrendered.

d)

It is where the war began.

31.

Which statement is true of Lexington and Concord?

a)

It is where the war began to take a turn in British favor.

b)

It is where the first fighting of the Revolution took place.

c)

It is where the French joined the war. 

d)

It is where the British surrendered to the colonists.

32.

Who was the MAIN opponent of the United States in the American Revolution?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

33.

Why was the outcome at the Battle of Saratoga important during the American Revolution?

a)

It marked the end of the British in the North.

b)

It lead to victory in the South

c)

It won the American's a foreign ally

d)

It was the first major victory for the colonist

34.

The assistance of the French was given to the American Continental Army after which battle in the Revolutionary War?

a)

Cowpens

b)

New York

c)

Saratoga

d)

Lexington

35.

How did the French help the American colonists win the Battle of Saratoga?

a)

by providing the colonists with gunpowder and supplies

b)

by sending troops to aid the colonists.

c)

by launching a naval attack against the British.

d)

by planting spies within the British army.

36.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga so important to the Patriot cause?

a)

It showed the British that they could beat the Patriots if they had the right ammunition.

b)

It finally convinced the French that the war could be won and was worth fighting.

c)

It showed the British just how hard the Patriots were willing to fight.

d)

It was the greatest Patriot victory in the entire American Revolution.

37.

Why were the colonists forced to pay taxes?

a)

Britain was in debt and needed to make money

b)

The king wanted to make everyone mad

c)

Britain didn't want anyone else trading

38.

Why were the colonists upset with the British soldiers?

a)

They took their jobs.

b)

They were rowdy and rude.

c)

They were living in their towns.

d)

All of the above.

39.

Where did the Continentals face their most difficult winter?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Yorktown

d)

Saratoga

40.

What happened at Valley Forge?

a)

They were attacked by British troops.

b)

They were tired, freezing, hungry, and without supplies.

c)

They had no leadership to help them.

41.

Which battle was led by General George Washington in his famous crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Day?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Yorktown

c)

Trenton

d)

Saratoga

42.

Which battle resulted in a loss for the Continentals (Patriots) because they ran out of ammunition?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Yorktown

c)

Trenton

d)

Saratoga

43.

Which battle was a surprise attack on the Christmas night in 1776?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Yorktown

c)

Trenton

d)

Saratoga

44.

Which battle marked an end to the Revolutionary War with a British surrender?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Yorktown

c)

Trenton

d)

Saratoga

45.

Which battle was considered a turning point of the war, & when Americans began winning battles?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Yorktown

c)

Trenton

d)

Saratoga