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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 27mins
Who said "Give me liberty, or give me death!" ?
George Washinton
Patrick Henry
Lord Cornwallis
Who was the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army
Benedict Arnold
Paul Revere
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Minutemen were farmers who _____________________
fought for only a minute
helped the British fight
were ready to fight at a minute's notice
were captured by the British
Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?
They ended the French and Indian War
They were the last battles of the American Revolution
They took place in Virginia
They were the first battles of the American Revolution
This patriot made a daring ride through Lexington, Massachusetts to warn colonists, militia, and Minutemen that British soldiers were approaching by sea. "The British are coming! The British are coming!"
Samuel Adams
Phillis Wheatley
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
Which battle was fought on a hill so that the Patriots could be within firing range towards the British?
Battle Hill
Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
The toughest winter where many died from hunger and freezing to death for the Continental Army took place where?
Yorktown
NYC
Princeton
Valley Forge
The Thirteen Colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is another word for freedom?
liberty
taxes
patriot
loyalty
Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. This led to some colonists taking action, such as the Boston tea Party. What was the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists began making their own tea
Colonists purchased tea from other countries
Colonists paid taxes on British tea
Colonists dressed as Indians and destroyed the tea by tossing it off the ship and into Boston Harbor
The British surrendered to General Washington to end the war at __________________
Saratoga
Yorktown
Trenton
Philadelphia
British troops had help from well trained German soldiers that they paid to fight. These German soldiers were called ________________
Native Americans
French
Hessians
Aussies
What agreement ended the war in 1784?
Treaty of Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Which phrase best represents the colonists main complaint against the British taxation?
"We're going to build a wall and make the British pay for it."
"Join or die!"
"No taxation without representation"
"America - I'm Lovin' It!"
Political body that was created in the colonies to challenge British control.
Continental Congress
House of Burgesses
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
First armed conflict of the war; known as “shot heard round the world.”
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Washington’s army and French fleet surround main British army in the south. Last major battle before British surrender.
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
The colonists were becoming more and more angry with Britain. Why?
Britain forced the colonists to pay high taxes
King George III refused to negotiate with the colonists.
The colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without having any say in government.
All of the above
The French and Indian War broke out between _________________ ?
France and the Native Americans
Great Britain and the Native Americans
Great Britain and France
France and Spain
How did the Revolutionary War end?
The war ended when the colonists surrendered to Great Britain
The war ended when France surrendered to Great Britain.
The war ended when Great Britain surrendered to the colonists.
The war ended when France surrendered to the colonists.
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
1781
1783
1775
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of London
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To announce the colonies' new trade policies
To declare war on Britain
To explain why the colonies deserved independence
To establish a new currency
What was the major cause of the American Revolution, according to the Americans?
The Indians were causing trouble for the British
The king was taxing the colonists unfairly and they had no representation or voice.
The colonists were stubborn and inconsiderate.
The king insisted on ending slavery in the colonies.
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
an agreement between Native Americans and colonists to maintain peace
a formal request from the colonists to King George asking for a peaceful resolution
an alliance between France and Great Britain to end the Seven Year's War
a document that granted freedom to enslaved Africans
'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with the certain unalienable Rights...'
Which document is the above passage from?
The Constitution of the United States
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
The Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
