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WorksheetsWar of Independence
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
PAINE'S COMMON SENSE INCREASED SUPPORT FOR ________________________________ IN THE COLONIES. (S1)
RIGHTS
MINORITY
INDEPENDENCE
GRIEVANCE
A FRENCH NOBLE CALLED THE ___________________________ BECAME A HIGH-RANKING OFFICER IN WASHINGTON'S ARMY. (S2)
MERCENARIES
MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
NATHAN LANE
FRIEDRICH VON STEUBEN
_________________________ WAS A GERMAN BARON WHO DIRECTED THE TRAINING OF WASHINGTON'S ARMY. (S2)
FRIEDRICH VON STEUBEN
MARQUIS DE LAFEYETTE
NATHAN HALVE
JOHN ADAMS
CASIMIR PULASKI LED AND TRAINED MOUNTED TROOPS CALLED THE ________________________ FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. (S2)
MERCENARIES
ALLIANCES
CAVALRY
GRIEVANCE
IN TRENTON, WASHINGTON'S SOLDIERS CAPTURED ALMOST A THOUSAND HESSIAN _____________________ . (S2)
ALLIANCES
MERCENARIES
CAVALRY
GRIEVANCES
THOMAS PAINE WROTE A PAMPHLET CALLED THE CRISIS THAT HELPED RAISE MORALE WHEN AMERICAN SPIRITS WERE LOW. (S2)
TRUE
FALSE
What is another name for British soldiers?
Redcoats
Patriots
Minutemen
Continental Soldiers
What country joined the colonists to help them win the war?
Germany
France
Netherlands
Africa
Who was one of the leaders of the American Revolution?
Barack Obama
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Mrs. Aguilar
Who won the American Revolution?
The British
The American Colonists
Which event is considered the starting point of the American War of Independence?
Boston Tea Party
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Boston Massacre
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
What was the main purpose of the Continental Congress during the American War of Independence?
To draft the U.S. Constitution
To negotiate peace with Britain
To govern the American colonies
To organize the colonial war effort against Britain
Which treaty ended the American War of Independence?
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Utrecht
What role did the Sons of Liberty play in the American War of Independence?
They were a group of loyalists supporting the British
They were a secret society that opposed British policies
They were a military unit in the Continental Army
They were diplomats negotiating with France
