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U3-L9-The American Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In addition to independence, what did the Treaty of Paris give to the Americans?

a)

British land in Canada

b)

Right to punish Loyalists

c)

Land east of Mississippi to Atlantic and Canada border

d)

Free 6-7 taxes

2.

This Battle was one of the final and British surrender, Americans win the war.

a)

Sartoga

b)

Long Island/New York

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Yorktown

3.

This Battle was the turning point of the war and

France and Spain joins the colonist side.

a)

Boston

b)

Saratoga

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Lexington

4.

This Battle boosted American morale and revitalized
the Revolutionary cause.

a)

Lexington

b)

Plum

c)

Trenton

d)

Bunker Hill

5.

Casimer Pulaski was known as the

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Training colonists for 1st Calvery

c)

Leading the British

d)

Leading the Native Americans

6.

Early in the American Revolution, of which person was the leader of British forces in the colonies?

a)

Washington

b)

Greene

c)

Franklin

d)

Howe

7.

Benedict Arnold is famously known for:

a)

Colonists Spy

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Bunker HIll

d)

Traitor

8.

Nathanael Greene was General Washington's most trusted officer who led the Continental Army in?

a)

Concord

b)

Canada

c)

Southern Campaign

d)

Saratoga

9.

Which of these was a clear disadvantage for General Burgoyne in Albany, New York?

a)

Unfamiliar territory

b)

Not enough soldiers

c)

Too much food

d)

British sent reinforcements

10.

During the winter at Valley Forge, who trained General Washington's troops?

a)

Baron Friedrich

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washinton

d)

General Howe

11.

“The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country.”

—Thomas Paine, "The Crisis", 1776

Which word describes the “summer soldier and sunshine patriot”

a)

Winners

b)

Spirited

c)

Neutralist

d)

Quitters

12.

Early in the war, both Great Britain and the Colonies feared that by allowing enslaved African Americans to serve, there may be a?

a)

War

b)

Rebellion

c)

Treaty

d)

Ally

13.

A system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people.

a)

Communism

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

Democracy

d)

6 - 7 Life

14.

A nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war, trade.

a)

Rebellion

b)

Ally

c)

Tariff

d)

Treaty

15.

At the start of the war, what was a weakness of the British troops?

a)

Supplies

b)

Uniforms

c)

Leadership

d)

Navy

16.

Which of these was a weakness of the Continental army at the start of the war

a)

Supply shortages

b)

Unfamiliar land

c)

Weak commanders

d)

Long travel distances

17.

Which group/war tactic prevented a British victory in the South?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Guerrilla Troops

c)

Spain

d)

Pussians

18.

(Timeline) 1781 in Yorktown, General Washington and the Continental Army defeated the British thus forcing General ______________ to surrender

a)

Howe

b)

Jefferson

c)

Cornwallis

d)

Smith

19.

(Timeline) In 1783, The Treaty of ______________ officially ended the American Revolution

a)

France

b)

Paris

c)

Washington

d)

London

20.

(Timeline) In 1777, the American Victory at Saratoga convinced _________________________ to join the war with the colonies

a)

Prussia

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Canada