WorksheetsThe American Revolution
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 30mins
Match the following
pamphlet
a booklet
revolution
a forced change of government
sovereign
a supreme ruler
tyranny
ruling ufairly with lack of care
confederation
an alliance of independent groups
Match the following
grievance
an injustice; cause for a complaint
resolution
a suggestion for a law or action
unalienable rights
freedom that every person is entitled to
loyalists
someone loyal to the Brittish government
patriot
loyal to the cause of independance
Match the following
privateers
individuals who fight the Brittish
mercenary
a professional soldier hired to serve
musket
a type of gun from colonial times
siege
surrounding an army taking control
decisive
critical or conclusive decision
Match the following
reinforcements
extra troops sent to strengthen an army
trifling
unimportant
amity
friendship
federalists
people who wanted a strong central gov.
formidable
mighty
What was NOT a purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
to explain the rights of all people
to list grievances against the king
to describe the purpose of government
to form a system of checks and balances
True or False: The first constitution of the United States was called the Articles of Confederation.
True
False
Who were members of the committee of five?
John Lind
John Adams
John Hancock
Roger Sherman
Thomas Hutchinson
King George III hired (a) to respond to the Declaration of Independence.
The (a) were treated with suspicion by both the Patriots and teh Loyalists because they remained neutral during the war.
How did the British encourage Black enslaved people to leave their Patriot enslavers?
by promising them freedom
by giving them land in England
by protecting their escape routes
by offering to return them to Africa
What were the ways that women acted as spies during the war?
using disguises to enter army camps
passing letters written in invisible ink
forging maps and travel documents
sending codes through hanging laundry
Why was Deborah Samson also known as Robert Shurtleff?
because it was her spy name
because it was her husband's name
becuase she wrote a book using that name
because she disguised herself to be a soldier
(a) was a general for the Patriots. he insisted he was innocent of breaking Patriot military laws while he was actually working for the British.
Why is so much known about John and Abigail Adams during the war years?
because they both kept detailed journals
because they wrote many letters to each other
because Phillis Wheatley wrote poems about them
because Benjamin Franklin wrote a book about them
What is the battle strategy called where an army surrounds its enemy to cut off supplies?
a surge
a raid
a feint
a seige
True or False: The surrender of General Cornwallis was near the middle of the war.
True
False
King George III hired the (a) to help fight the colonies.
What were the challenges of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War? (Choose all that apply).
being too close to the British Army.
having to take care of their families
not having enough food to feed the men
needing shoes, clothing, and blankets.
What doubled the size of the United States after the Revolution?
American Indians voluntarily moved westward
France donated the Louisiana Territory to the United States
Loyalists forfeited their property to the government
England gave up all land east of the Mississippi River
Who was responsible for forming an alliance between the colonies and France?
Henry Knox
Daniel Shays
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
What conditions were part of the Treaty of Paris of 1783? Choose all that apply:
Mexico ceded Texas to the U.S.
England ceded Florida to Spain.
English and American trade was limited.
All debts to English creditors were honored.
The Mississippi was open to the U.S. and England.
What document created the first independent government in America?
the BIll of Rights
the Constitution
the Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
(a) was the president of the Constitutional Convention.
What were the Federalists Papers?
newspapers in Philadelphia and Boston
essays that supported the new government
responses from King George II to Washington
letters from the committee of Correspondence
What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
They created a "league of friendship"
Congress could not levy or collect taxes.
There was a powerful federal government.
The states elected their own representatives.
(a) fought to protect individual rights in the Constitution. (b) doubled the size of the United States. (c) created the U.S. monetary system. (d) wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights. (e) refused to sign the Constitution until the Bill of Rights was added.
How did the Loyalists participate in the Revolution?
How did the Native Americans participate in the war?
