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5th Grade, Timelinks, The United States, Early Years, Unit 4 Review - American Revolution
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1
Why did General Cornwallis want to stop in Yorktown?
wanted to surrender
planning a suprise attack
He was waiting for supplies
troops were tired and needed rest
2
Which colonist led the fight against the Stamp Act?
Samuel Adams
Crispus Attucks
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Hutchinson
3
Which river did the Native Americans refer to as the "Father of Waters"?
Atlantic Ocean
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
4
William Pitt helped the British win the war by ____.
giving money to the British
giving money to the French
issuing the Proclomation of 1763
writing the Treaty of Paris
5
The ______ emptied tea into the Boston Harbor to protest Britian's taxes.
Mohawk Indians
British East India Company
Sons of Liberty
First Continental Congress
6
The _____ became the new western border for the United States.
Mississippi River
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Ohio River
7
At Saratoga, the Americans were able to prove_____.
they could defeat the British
the British had few supplies
France's help was not needed
they could not fight
8
What were British General Thomas Gage's orders to his troops on April 18, 1775?
stop the Boston Tea Party
surprise attach on Fort Ticonderoga
break up the FIrst Continental Congress
seize weapons and arrest Adams and Hancock
9
What happened during the winter spent at Valley Forge?
American naval officer, John Paul Jones, recruited for Navy
German instructor trained soldiers into a fighting force
everyone starved to death
British led surprise attack, killing Patriot Soldiers
10
How did King George III respond to the Olive Branch Petition?
he wrote the Declaration of Independence
he read the treaty and agreed with the colonists
he ordered more troops to be sent to the colonies
he signed the treaty
11
After the American Revolution, slavery ______.
continued in the new nation
ended in all 13 colonies
was limited to the Ohio River Valley
only existed in the Northeast colonies
12
The Proclomation of 1763 set aside land west of the Appalachian Mountains for the ______.
colonists
French
British
Native Americans
13
Which country agreed to help the colonists defeat Great Britain?
Canada
Germany
Spain
France
14
The colonists fought _______ during the Revolutionary War.
Great Britain
the Iroquois
Spain
France
15
In the South, the British won battles and ______.
lost a lot of their troops
captured Philadelphia
camped in New Orleans
defeated the Patriots
16
Great Britain raised taxes on the colonists to pay for______.
stamps
the Revolutionary War
tobacco from the colonies
the French and Indian War
17
What does intolerable mean?
joyful
acceptable
forgetful
unbearable
18
Patriot troops were _____.
part of the most powerful army in the world
loyal to the British
inexperienced in fighting
well trained
19
The victory at Fort Ticonderoga was unique because the fort was captured ______.
by the British
without firing a shot
by the French
in the afternoon
20
What ally did the Native Americans lose as a result of the French and Indian War?
Britain
the Colonists
France
Canada
21
_________ was the largest French Settlement.
Louisiana
D'Iberville
Duquesne
New Orleans
22
Washington's plan required his troops to _____________.
cross the icy Delaware River
take over Freeman's Farm
invade British posts in the Appalachian Mountains
sink the British warship Serapis
23
The "Olive Branch Petition" was sent to King George III as a symbol of _______.
defiance
loyalty
peace
the colonists' anger
24
The Patriot soldiers used ______, which were more accurate.
long rifles
cannons
muskets
pistols
25
Why did the French and the British go to ware in 1754?
The French wanted control of Mexico
Both wanted the Ohio River Valley
The British helped the Huron
The French helped the Iroquois
26
What did colonial soldiers take from Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point?
ammunition
cannons
horses
muskets
27
Which of the following was an effect of profiteering in the colonies?
the value of colonial money increased
goods became expensive
the value of colonial money decreased
patriots had a lot of supplies
28
The Declaration of Independence stated that __________.
colonies would remain British subjects but govern themselves
colonies were independent from Great Britain
leader of the Continental Army was George Washington
King of England should repeal his policies for the colonies
29
What caused General George Washington to come up with a bold new plan?
the Patriots had a lot of supplies
the warm weather allowed for new strategies
Patriot soldiers needed a victory
the Patriots had many victories
30
After the war, Great Britain claimed _____.
all of France's colonies in North America
all of Europe and Asia
France
Haiti
31
What was the outcome of La Salle's second expedition?
missed his destination by 400 miles & was kiilled by own men
claimed the Mississippie River for France
claimed Texas for France
took over the silver mines of New Spain
32
____ wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
King George III
George Washington
33
The Battle of Yorktown was important because it was the ____.
only sea battle
first American defeat
final British victory
last major battle of the war
34
One weakness of the British army was that they _____.
had fewer soldiers
were well trained
had no supplies
were fighting far from home
35
The French control of Louisiana territory prevented the British from expanding to the ___.
South
East
West
North
36
Delegates of the Second Continental Congress met in ______.
Boston
Lexington
New Orleans
Philadelphia
37
What name was given to colonists who stayed true to Britain?
Loyalists
Sons of Liberty
minutemen
Green Mountain Boys
38
Robert La Salle planned to travel west to take control of the___ in New Spain.
ports
plantations
cities
silver mines
39
Which event included a snowball fight and the death of five colonists?
the Stamp Act
the Boston Tea Party
the Treaty of Paris
the Boston Massacre
40
The unfair practices of hoarding and profiteering led to ____.
an increase in production
inflation
lower prices
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