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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Study Guide
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who was the Commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
Paul Revere
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Whose midnight ride warned the colonists and helped John Hancock and Samuel Adams escape the British?
Benedict Arnold
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
King George III
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
What was the first armed conflict of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
Boston Tea Party
Saratoga
Why did the British go to Lexington?
To capture George Washington
To find a storehouse of weapons
To sign a treaty
To meet with colonists
Some African Americans fought for the British during the American Revolution, hoping for freedom from slavery.
True
False
Some African Americans fought for the Americans, in Black regiments or alongside white soldiers.
True
False
American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution he was the scientist and invented bifocals and the rocking chair.
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Political leader from Virginia famous for his speech before the revolution “give me liberty or give me death “
Patrick Henry
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Jefferson
King George III
Former Continental army officer; trader who switched to the British
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
Who won the war?
the Americans
British
French
Indians
This was the final battle of the revolutionary war, British surrendered
Battle of Yorktown
Lexington
Concord
Virginia
In the phrase, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" what are these called?
These are the natural rights
to be happy rights
to love your country rights
Which section of the Declaration lists the 27 complaints the Colonies had against Britain
The Preamble
The list of grievances
The third part
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Colonial disadvantages included:
Untrained soldiers, lacking supplies, and proper uniforms
No shelter or fightsers
No weapons
Starving from no food
