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SS.8.A.3.6 Revolutionary War
Test Description: SS.8.A.3.6- Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the American Revolution.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
A
Vincennes
B
Saratoga
C
Bunker Hill
D
Yorktown
2) What battle is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War because after an American victory France agreed to send troops and supplies?
A
Yorktown
B
Saratoga
C
Trenton
D
Princeton
3) Who led the Americans to victory at the Battle of Saratoga?
A
Marquis de Lafayette
B
George Rogers Clark
C
Horatio Gates
D
George Washington
4) What battle was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War, and although the Americans lost they proved they would not be easily defeated?
A
Yorktown
B
Vincennes
C
Lexington
D
Bunker Hill
5) In what battle did George Washington famously cross the Delaware River on Christmas Eve and sneak attack the Hessian mercenaries?
A
Quebec
B
Princeton
C
Trenton
D
Saratoga
6) Who led the successful attacks in the Western territories against the British and their Native American allies?
A
George Washington
B
Ethan Allen
C
George Rogers Clark
D
Horatio Gates
7) What former British outlaw and American commander successfully captured the British ship the Serapis in an important naval victory for the Americans?
A
Davy Crockett
B
Baron von Steuben
C
Marquis de Lafayette
D
John Paul Jones
8) Where did Washington and his troops spend a harsh, cold winter training in 1777-78?
A
Gettysburg
B
New York
C
Valley Forge
D
Boston
9) The famous 'shot heard round the world' that started the violence of the Revolutionary War was fired at what location?
A
Bunker Hill
B
Boston
C
Lexington
D
Charleston
10) Where did the Americans have weapons stored that the British unsuccessfully tried to seize at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
A
Quebec
B
Concord
C
Fort Ticonderoga
D
Lexington
11) What battle was an important victory that helped the Americans take control of the West and defeat the British's Native American allies?
A
Saratoga
B
Cowpens
C
Vincennes
D
Montreal
12) Which of the following was an advantage for the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
A
They had more supplies
B
They knew the land the war was being fought on
C
They were better trained
D
They had better military leaders
13) Which of the following was a disadvantage for the British in the Revolutionary War?
A
They wore bright red coats
B
All answers are correct
C
They were not familiar with the territory
D
They had to hire German mercenaries to assist them
14) In which meeting of colonial leaders was the Continental (American) Army created and George Washington put in command?
A
First Continental Congress
B
Second Continental Congress
C
Constitutional Convention
D
Stamp Act Congress
15) In which meeting of colonial leaders did delegates draft the Olive Branch Petition requesting peace with Britain?
A
Stamp Act Congress
B
Second Continental Congress
C
Committee of Correspondence
D
First Continental Congress
16) In which meeting of colonial leaders did the colonists decide to end all trade with the British?
A
Stamp Act Congress
B
Second Continental Congress
C
First Continental Congress
D
Boycott Congress
17) What is the name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?
A
Treaty of Paris (1763)
B
Treaty of Greenville
C
Jay's Treaty
D
Treaty of Paris (1783)
18) Which of the following is NOT a condition of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?
A
America gained their independence
B
Americans were not to damage any more Loyalist property
C
The British had to remove troops from America
D
America's borders were set from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
19) Which of the following countries was NOT an ally to the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
A
Holland/Netherlands
B
Spain
C
Russia
D
France
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