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Revolutionary War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the American victory in the Revolutionary War?

a)

Superior military resources

b)

Assistance from foreign allies

c)

British underestimation of American resolve

d)

Effective use of guerrilla warfare tactics

2.

What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?

a)

The British soldiers were fearful of the colonial militia

b)

The British troops were eager to start a war with the colonies

c)

The colonial militia was no match for the well-trained British troops

d)

The colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves

3.

Taxation without representation meant...

a)

The colonists raised taxes in the colonies for the British Parliament.

b)

The colonists were not able to be part of the British Parliament but still had to pay taxes.

c)

Colonists didn't have to pay any taxes.

d)

Colonists only had to pay taxes on the tea that they drank.

4.

The Intolerable Acts led to the American Revolutionary War because -

a)

Britain declared it would use force to make colonists pay taxes

b)

the colonists could no longer tolerate any more laws that took away their liberties

c)

it authorized the arrest of Samuel Adams, a hero to the colonists

d)

King George III would no longer tolerate the colonist’s civil disobedience

5.

Which document first outlined the grievances of the American colonies against the British crown?

a)

The Constitution of the United States

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The Magna Carta

6.

Which document officially ended the Revolutionary War?

a)

The U.S. Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Treaty of Paris (1783)

d)

The Bill of Rights

7.

___________ was a spy and Son of Liberty that warned the colonists that the British were coming to invade.

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Paul Jones

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Paul Revere

8.

Who was the King of Britain during the Revolutionary War?

a)

King George III

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

King Louis XIV

d)

King Charles I

9.

What was the result of the American victories at Trenton and Princeton?

a)

The Hessians joined the American side.

b)

It showed that the Americans could defeat the British and they won much-needed supplies of food, shoes, blankets, and horses.

c)

It proved that General Washington was wrong about his soldiers.

d)

The British were forced to abandon New York and New Jersey.

10.

The name “Boston Massacre” was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to

a)

Create anti-British sentiment

b)

Create trouble for the colonists

c)

Warn of a deadly disease in the city

d)

Describe the truth about what happened

11.

The final battle of the American Revolution took place at

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Lexington

d)

Princeton

12.

What were the colonists protesting in the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Tea Act

13.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Lexington

14.

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

15.

What was the main purpose of the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War?

a)

To draft the U.S. Constitution

b)

To negotiate peace with Britain

c)

To coordinate the colonies' resistance against British rule

d)

To establish a national bank