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WorksheetsT4 L7 USH Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Based on the review, Valley Forge was located a specific distance from Philadelphia. Which distance best matches that description?
About 5 miles away
About 20 miles away
About 100 miles away
About 250 miles away
At Valley Forge in the winter of 1777–1778, what was George Washington’s main challenge that required strategic management rather than battlefield tactics?
Organizing winter balls to raise morale
Maintaining supply lines and caring for an underfed, ill, and poorly equipped army
Planning a naval blockade of Boston Harbor
Negotiating a surrender with British generals
Who was the 19-year-old French volunteer who arrived in June 1777 to assist the Continental Army?
Marquis de Lafayette
Bernardo de Gálvez
Tadeusz Kościuszko
John Paul Jones
Which foreign officer is credited with training and shaping the Continental Army into a more effective fighting force during the Valley Forge encampment?
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
General Charles Cornwallis
Admiral Horatio Nelson
Sir Henry Clinton
What economic challenge did the Continental Congress face when trying to fund the war effort?
A surplus of gold and silver making trade difficult
Inability to levy taxes effectively, leading to reliance on printing paper money
Overdependence on British loans that reduced interest rates
Excessive revenue from tariffs causing currency deflation
During the American Revolution, who publicly advocated for women’s rights, urging leaders to “remember the ladies”?
Martha Washington
Abigail Adams
Mercy Otis Warren
Phillis Wheatley
What happened to many Loyalists as a result of their allegiance during and after the American Revolution?
They were widely celebrated and given land grants in all states
Many faced confiscation of property, social ostracism, or exile to British territories
They replaced Continental officers after the war
They were universally pardoned and returned to former positions
In the context of wartime economics, what does the term “inflation” mean?
A decrease in prices because of limited currency
An increase in prices due to an oversupply of money and scarcity of goods
Stabilization of currency values through taxation
A fixed price system regulated by the military
Which state is noted for beginning the gradual abolition of slavery during the Revolutionary era?
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
South Carolina
According to the review, what percentage of Pennsylvania regiments were foreign-born, indicating the diverse makeup of the Continental Army?
About 5%
About 15%
About 25%
About 50%
