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War of Independence

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

PAINE'S COMMON SENSE INCREASED SUPPORT FOR ________________________________ IN THE COLONIES. (S1)

a)

RIGHTS

b)

MINORITY

c)

INDEPENDENCE

d)

GRIEVANCE

2.

A FRENCH NOBLE CALLED THE ___________________________ BECAME A HIGH-RANKING OFFICER IN WASHINGTON'S ARMY. (S2)

a)

MERCENARIES

b)

MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

c)

NATHAN LANE

d)

FRIEDRICH VON STEUBEN

3.

_________________________ WAS A GERMAN BARON WHO DIRECTED THE TRAINING OF WASHINGTON'S ARMY. (S2)

a)

FRIEDRICH VON STEUBEN

b)

MARQUIS DE LAFEYETTE

c)

NATHAN HALVE

d)

JOHN ADAMS

4.

CASIMIR PULASKI LED AND TRAINED MOUNTED TROOPS CALLED THE ________________________ FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. (S2)

a)

MERCENARIES

b)

ALLIANCES

c)

CAVALRY

d)

GRIEVANCE

5.

IN TRENTON, WASHINGTON'S SOLDIERS CAPTURED ALMOST A THOUSAND HESSIAN _____________________ . (S2)

a)

ALLIANCES

b)

MERCENARIES

c)

CAVALRY

d)

GRIEVANCES

6.

THOMAS PAINE WROTE A PAMPHLET CALLED THE CRISIS THAT HELPED RAISE MORALE WHEN AMERICAN SPIRITS WERE LOW. (S2)

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

What is another name for British soldiers?

a)

Redcoats

b)

Patriots

c)

Minutemen

d)

Continental Soldiers

8.

What country joined the colonists to help them win the war?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Netherlands

d)

Africa

9.

Who was one of the leaders of the American Revolution?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Mrs. Aguilar

10.

Who won the American Revolution?

a)

The British

b)

The American Colonists

11.

Which event is considered the starting point of the American War of Independence?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

d)

Boston Massacre

12.

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

13.

What was the main purpose of the Continental Congress during the American War of Independence?

a)

To draft the U.S. Constitution

b)

To negotiate peace with Britain

c)

To govern the American colonies

d)

To organize the colonial war effort against Britain

14.

Which treaty ended the American War of Independence?

a)

Treaty of Paris 1783

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Utrecht

15.

What role did the Sons of Liberty play in the American War of Independence?

a)

They were a group of loyalists supporting the British

b)

They were a secret society that opposed British policies

c)

They were a military unit in the Continental Army

d)

They were diplomats negotiating with France