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Worksheets5SW11 Article Questions Practice
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What strategy did the British use to try to defeat the colonists in 1777?
The British used a divide and conquer strategy to defeat the colonists in 1777.
The British used a naval blockade to defeat the colonists in 1777.
The British used guerrilla warfare to defeat the colonists in 1777.
The British used diplomatic negotiations to defeat the colonists in 1777.
Which British general took command of Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777?
General John Burgoyne
General William Howe
General Charles Cornwallis
General Henry Clinton
After the British captured Philadelphia, the Continental Congress moved to:
New York
Baltimore
Lancaster
York
Which battle was considered the turning point of the war?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Waterloo
Who led the Patriot forces at the Battle of Saratoga?
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
Horatio Gates
John Burgoyne
What was the major result of the Battle of Saratoga?
The British won a decisive victory.
The French entered the war as an ally of the Americans.
The Americans surrendered to the British.
The war ended with a peace treaty.
How many delegates created the Articles of Confederation?
13
39
55
74
The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation on:
July 4, 1776
November 15, 1777
March 1, 1781
September 17, 1787
Congress could not ________ according to the Articles of Confederation.
collect taxes
declare war
regulate commerce
coin money
In what winter did Washington and his men camp at Valley Forge?
1776-1777
1777-1778
1778-1779
1779-1780
Almost 2,000 soldiers died from ________.
fighting, disease, or starvation
typhoid, influenza, or smallpox
enemy attacks, frostbite, or starvation
typhoid, starvation, or fighting
Who was the French soldier who helped train Washington’s men at Valley Forge?
Baron von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
General Cornwallis
Benedict Arnold
In 1778, fighting in the New England Colonies ended in a ________.
stalemate
victory for the British
complete defeat
peace treaty
In December 1778, the British captured ________, an important port city located on the Atlantic coast.
Savannah, Georgia
Charleston, South Carolina
Norfolk, Virginia
Wilmington, North Carolina
In 1780, the British defeated the colonists at the ________.
Battle of Camden
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Who commanded the colonial forces in the Southern Colonies?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Nathanael Greene
Benjamin Franklin
Patriot forces defeated a Loyalist army at ________ in October 1780.
Kings Mountain
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
The British defeated the colonists at _________ in March 1781.
Guilford Courthouse
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Cornwallis led how many troops into Virginia?
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
The final battle of the war was fought at:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Yorktown, Virginia
Antietam, Maryland
Saratoga, New York
When did Cornwallis surrender to Washington?
October 19, 1781
July 4, 1776
December 25, 1776
September 3, 1783
How long did it take to negotiate the details of the Treaty of Paris?
8 months
9 months
10 months
11 months
The Treaty of Paris was signed in which year?
1776
1783
1800
1812
What was the most important term in the treaty?
Britain would recognize the United States as a free and independent nation.
The United States would pay reparations to Britain.
The treaty would establish a new trade agreement between the two nations.
Britain would retain control over certain territories.
