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WorksheetsMod 4 L1-5 TEST
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins
Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?
Live free or die
All men are created equal
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
No taxation with representation
In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as:
Boston Tea Party
Boston Riots
Boston Massacre
Boston Market
What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?
that colonists could not tax the British because Parliament was in England
that Britain should not be able to tax the colonists since the colonists did not have a voice in British Parliament
that coloists needed to receive a bill before they would pay their taxes
Why were the Intolerable Acts created?
To keep the soldiers out of the colonies
To punish the colonists for throwing tea in the Boston Harbor
to stop the Boston Massacre
1774 - this series of laws was also known as the Coercive Acts (to the British). This closed Boston Harbor and passed the Quartering Act
Declaratory Act
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
A colonial leader in Boston who formed the Committees of Correspondence and the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Adams
Mercy Otis Warren
Patrick Henry
George Grenville
Crispus Attucks
This patriot was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre.
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
Mercy Otis Warren
James Otis
Crispus Attucks
What was the Tea Act?
It forced colonists to buy British tea instead of less-expensive colonial tea.
It placed a tax on tea so colonists had to pay higher prices for tea bought from colonial merchants.
Limited how much tea each colonist could purchase from the British East India Company.
Allowed the British East India Company to sell tea at a lower cost than the smugglers and merchants could.
The Convention of delegates from the colonies called in to discuss their response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts.
First Continental Congress (1774)
Second Continental Congress (1775)
Minuteman
Patriot
a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule... Famous Quote "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"
Patrick Henry
George Washington
William Howe
Samuel Adams
Colonists who wanted independence from Britain
Patriots
Minuteman
Loyalists
Red Coats
Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in sixty seconds
Minutemen
Patriots
Redcoats
Continental Army
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
William Howe
Paul Revere
Henry Knox
First major battle of the Revolutions. It showed that the Americans could hold their own, but the British were also not easy to defeat. Ultimately, the Americans were forced to withdraw after running out of ammunition, and Bunker Hill was in British hands. However, the British suffered more deaths.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Dorchester Heights
The first battles of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Dorchester Heights
At age 33, who was the main author the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
What event in U.S. history is represented in this famous painting by John Trumbull?
adoption of the Proclamation of 1763
signing of the Declaration of Independence
ratification of the U.S. Constituion
establishment of the Charter of 1732
What are your unalienable rights, according to the Declaration of Independence?
love, liberty, and a home
life, love, and freedom of religion
voting, taxes, and having a job
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Which group was loyal to Great Britain?
Patriots
Loyalists
A 47-page pamphlet that argued against British rule over America
(vocab word)
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
Uncle Tom's Cabin
War and Peace
How did Mary Ludwig Hays get the nickname "Molly Pitcher" in the war?
She brought water to the troops
She poured water over the troops when they were hot
She cleaned their wounds with water and bandaged them up
She made pitchers for the soldiers to carry water in
What jobs did women have during the Revolutionary War?
messengers
spies
nurses
all of these
Why was it difficult to get soldiers for the Continental Army?
harsh conditions
low pay
good chance of dying in the war
all of these
Why was the Battle of Trenton important?
The Battle of Trenton was important because it led many soldiers to join the Army or reenlist in the Army
The Battle of Trenton was important because it led to many more victories
The Battle of Trenton was important because it helped the Army to learn how to fight
The Battle of Trenton was important because George Washington became a general after it
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle at Trenton
The Battle at Bunker Hill
The Battle of the United States
What two main countries did the Patriots receive help from?
France and Spain
Germany and Holland
Iran and Iraq
The United States and England
In this battle, Washington led his troops in a nighttime crossing of the Delaware river to attack a regiment of German mercenaries.
Trenton
Princeton
Saratoga
New York
This man's last words before being hanged by the British were, "My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country." Inspired, thousands of men to support the Patriot cause.
George Washington
Nathaniel Hale
William Howe
Benedict Arnold
Which of the following was an advantage the Patriots had entering the war?
Superior Army
Superior Navy
Fighting for lives, homes, and freedom
Well-trained soldiers
What did the Battle of Saratoga bring the Patriots that they were desperately seeking?
foreign help
more supplies
A Navy
Support from the British
Which of these is something that Marquis de Lafayette did to help the Patriots?
Gave $200,000 of his own money to the revolution
Trained the American troops and focused on military basis drills
Sent naval support to the colonies
seized British posts all the way to Pensacola, Florida.
Which of these is something that Baron Friedrich von Steuben did to help the Patriots?
Led Patriots to successfully pursue 6,000 Redcoats throughout Virginia.
turned the Continental Army into a finely tuned fighting force.
Sent naval support to the colonies
Gathered a small army of Spanish soldiers, French Americans, colonists and Native Americans
Which of these is something that Bernardo de Galvez did to help the Patriots?
wrote many letters to powerful friends and family to help the Patriot cause.
lead with a combination of respect and fear
seized British posts all the way to Pensacola, Florida.
Sent naval support to the colonies
What did the soldiers that survived the Winter at Valley Forge do?
Drilled and marched and became better soldiers
The soldiers enjoyed nice houses and parties in Philadelphia
The soldiers slept and rested
The soldiers went home and visited their families
Since the French admired John Paul Jones, what did they present him with?
The French presented Jones with a fleet of seven ships to command
The French presented Jones with an award for his accomplishments
The French presented Jones the title Commander and Chief of the Navy
Who was a Patriot leader who used hit-and-run attacks, known as guerilla
warfare?
Comte de Rochambeau
Francis Marion
James Armistead
Who was an enslaved African who worked as a spy and provided
information that gave the Continental army an advantage at Yorktown?
Comte de Rochambeau
Francis Marion
James Armistead
Who was the commander of 4,000 French troops that aided the
Patriot forces at the Battle of Yorktown?
Comte de Rochambeau
Francis Marion
James Armistead
What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Yorktown
What was the peace agreement in which Great Britain recognized
the independence of the United States?
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Why did the British move the war to the South?
They believed large groups
of Loyalists would help them win.
They wanted to move toward the warmer weather
They had already beat the North
How did the British army wage war in the South?
The British set fire to buildings
The British wiped out crops, farm animals, and
property.
The British kidnapped women and children
How did Francis Marion and his men hurt the British?
They used surprise attacks to
cut off British communication
and supply lines.
They killed the British General Cornwallis
They stole the British weapons
Why did Cornwallis move his troops to Yorktown?
because he had taken all of their slaves to use as soldiers
because he no longer liked New York
because of pressure from the Continental
army in the Carolinas
Peace talks between Great Britain and America took ____________________ to reach an agreement.
2 days
2 months
2 years
Which of the following was NOT a country who offered to aid the Patriots?
France
Spain
Italy
Holland
Where did Washington and his troops spend the harsh winter of 1778?
New York
Philadelphia
Trenton
Valley Forge
FRENCH statesman who used his own money and soldiers to serve in the Continental Army.
John Paul Jones
Marquis de Lafayette
George Rogers Clark
Nathan Hale
Who would be an example of mercenaries?
British
French
Native Americans
Hessians
Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
Marquis de Lafayette
Comte de Rochambou
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
