WorksheetsUnit 4 Test: The American Revolution
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 17mins
Match the following:
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought where?
Yorktown
Where did Washington take his troops for the winter of 1777-1778?
Valley Forge
This battle was caused by British threatening the mountain men so they decided to help the Patriots
Kings Mountain
The battle known as "the turning point of the war" was fought where?
Saratoga
What battle was the effect of Washington & his men crossing the Delaware River?
Trenton
Mexico
The American Revolution sparked 2 more revolutions. The (a) Revolution that began in 1789 this Revolution with cries of "Liberty, Equality, & Fraternity" & the (b) Revolution in the colony of St. Domingo that was led by slaves & became new country.
used guerilla tactics
Who am I?
I came from Germany to train the Patriots while they were at Valley Forge for the winter.
Baron von Steuben
I was one of 5,000 African Americans who fought for the Patriots.
Peter Salem
I was the Frenchman who came to America to join the battle of freedom & became an important general.
Marquis de Lafayette
I was an African American who spied for the Patriots.
James Armistead Lafayette
I was the major general of for the British during the American Revolution.
Charles Cornwallis
Who am I?
I was the American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington.
Betsy Ross
I was the 1st African American to be a published author.
Phillis Wheatley
I was the wife of a Founding Father & fought for women's rights & against slavery.
Abigail Adams
Who am I?
After my husband was shot I fired the cannon for him in battle.
Margaret Corbin
I was known as the "female Paul Revere."
Sybil Ludington
I disguised herself as a man & fought in the Revolutionary War.
Deborah Sampson
No African Americans fought in the American Revolution.
Organize these options into the right categories
strongest Navy in the world
well-trained soldiers
larger population
recruited slaves in exchange for freedom
supplies were far away
relied on mercenaries
home field advantage
greater motivation to fight
lured mercenaries with promise of land
George Washington
no regular army
smaller population
soldiers lacked experience
1 in 5 were Loyalists
difficult to find qualified officers
