American Revolution Unit Test

Match the description to the individual or group.

• Daughters of Liberty

• I organized the Sons of Liberty

• Benjamin Franklin

• We brewed our own tea to protest British taxes

• Samuel Adams

• I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

• George Washington

• We protested the Stamp Act by burning packages of stamps.

• Sons of Liberty

• I was an inventor and I served as Ambassador to France

Match the description to the individual.

• Phyllis Wheatley

• I served as the United State's second president

• Patrick Henry

• I said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"

• Mercy Otis Warren

• I made a midnight ride to warn the countryside of a British attack

• Paul Revere

• I wrote a special poem for George Washington in 1776

• John Adams

• I wrote plays that poked fun at British leaders

Match the description to the individual.

• Marquis de Lafayette

• I served under Washington as a Major-General

• Abigail Adams

• I asked my husband to "remember the ladies"

• Thomas Jefferson

• I wrote the Declaration of Independence

The colonists' victory at this battle persuaded the French to get involved in the American Revolution and help the Continental Army.

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

Before this battle, Washington and his men crossed the icy Delaware River to reach the battle location.

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

British General Cornwallis surrendered after this battle.

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

The Americans won this battle because they and the French surrounded the British and greatly outnumbered them.

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

During this battle, Washington and his troops surprised a sleeping force of Hessians on December 26, 1776.

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

On the way to this battle, the British were slowed down because militiamen had torn down bridges and chopped down trees to block the roads that would soon be traveled by the British Army.

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown