8Th Grade History War For Independence

Front 1

In an attempt to patch up the quarrel with Britain, the Second Continental Congress sent King George III the ____________________.

Back 1

Olive Branch Petition

Front 2

The _____________ captured British cannons at Fort Ticonderoga.

Back 2

Green Mountain Boys

Front 3

_______________ led the comanders of the unsuccessful American invasion of Canada.

Back 3

Benedict Arnold

Front 4

The Vermont troops that captured Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 were led by ____________________.

Back 4

Ethan Allen

Front 5

The ___________________ was commanded by General George Washington.

Back 5

Continental Army

Front 6

One advantage the Americans had at the beginning of the Revolution was ________________.

Back 6

strong reasons to fight.

Front 7

The second Continental Congress did all of the following EXCEPT:

A. declare loyalty to George III.
B. set up the Continental Army.
C. raise taxes to pay for war supplies.
D. choose George Washington to command colonial troops.

Back 7

The second Continental Congress did all of the following EXCEPT:

A. "declare loyalty to George III."

The second Continental Congress did do all of the following:

B. set up the Continental Army.
C. raise taxes to pay for war supplies.
D. choose George Washington to command colonial troops.

Front 8

A problem the British faced at the start of the American Revolution was that ______________________.

Back 8

they were fighting far from home.

Front 9

The Battle of Bunker Hill was important because it ___________________.

Back 9

proved that neither side would be easy to defeat.

Front 10

The British withdrew from New England in March 1776 because ___________________.

Back 10

they knew the American force on Dorchester Heights would defeat them.

Front 11

According to Thomas Paine, what is the greatest danger in opposing independence in January 1776?

Back 11

opening a door to tyranny

Front 12

What does Paine believe is the natural right of man?

Back 12

a government of our own

Front 13

What reasons does he give for having a constitution?

Back 13

a tyrant may sweep away liberty; an adventurer could take over

Front 14

What countries have "expelled" freedom?

Back 14

Asia, Africa, Europe, England

Front 15

What does Paine say America should do for mankind?

Back 15

receive the fugitive and prepare a haven for mankind

Front 16

Identify/Define:
Battle of Long Island

Back 16

first battle after Howe's invasion of the Middle Colonies

Front 17

Identify/Define:
Battle of Trenton

Back 17

battle in which Washington surprised Hessian troops

Front 18

Identify/Define:
Bernardo de Galvez

Back 18

governor of Spanish Louisiana who helped the American cause

Front 19

Identify/Define:
Marquiz de Lafayette

Back 19

French noble who spent the winter with Washington at Valley Forge

Front 20

Identify/Define:
Thaddeus Kosciuszko

Back 20

Polish engineer who built forts for the Americans

Front 21

_________________________ was captain of the Bonhomme Richard.

Back 21

John Paul Jones

Front 22

______________________ was a Cherokee leader who warned Tennessee settlers of a raid planned by a small group of Cherokees.

Back 22

Nacy Ward

Front 23

_______________________ went by the nickname Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth.

Back 23

Mary Ludwig Hays

Front 24

Patriot troops under _______________________ won the Battle of Vincennes in February 1779.

Back 24

George Rogers Clark

Front 25

______________________ was an African American soldier who became a hero at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Back 25

Peter Salem

Front 26

During the Revolution, most Native Americans west of the Appalachian Mountains sided with the British because they _______________________.

Back 26

hoped the British would protect Indian lands from American settlers.

Front 27

The battle between the Serapis and the Bonhomme Richard was fought ___________________________.

Back 27

off the coast of Britain.

Front 28

Many African Americans fought with the Continental Army because ____________________.

Back 28

they hoped that the Revolution would bring an end to slavery.

Front 29

Which of the following was NOT one of the ways that women aided the patriot cause?

A. They served as nurses on the front.
B. They took over farmwork while the men were fighting.
C. They ran the Continental Congress while the men were fighting.
D. They made clothing, weapons, and other supplies for soldiers.

Back 29

Which of the following was NOT one of the ways that women aided the patriot cause?

C. They ran the Continental Congress while the men were fighting.

The following WERE ways that women aided the patriot cause:

A. They served as nurses on the front.
B. They took over farmwork while the men were fighting.
D. They made clothing, weapons, and other supplies for soldiers.

Front 30

French commander who joined Washington in the march on Yorktown: ________________________

Back 30

Comte de Rochambeau

Front 31

South Carolina Patriot known as the Swamp Fox: ___________________

Back 31

Marion Francis

Front 32

Patriot general whose sniping helped to wear down the British in the South: ______________________.

Back 32

Nathanael Greene

Front 33

Virginia general who led the Patriots to victory at the Battle of Cowpens: ___________________

Back 33

Daniel Morgan

Front 34

French officer who drove the British out of Chesapeake Bay: ________________________.

Back 34

Admiral de Grasse

Front 35

After France entered the war, the British shifted their effors to the South because they _________________________.

Back 35

hoped Loyalists there would be ahrd on French troops.

Front 36

Benedict Arnold betrayed the Patriot cause because he ______________________.

Back 36

did not think he had received credit for his victories.

Front 37

Patriot forces drove Cornwallis out of North Carolina mostly by _________________________.

Back 37

using hit-and-run tactics

Front 38

Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown because __________________________.

Back 38

his troops were surrounded by French and American forces.

Front 39

According to the Treaty of Paris, all the following were borders of the new nation EXCEPT the:

A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Southern border of Georgia
C. Mississippi River
D. Pacific Ocean

Back 39

According to the Treaty of Paris, all the following were borders of the new nation EXCEPT the:

D. Pacific Ocean

According to the Treaty of Paris, all the following were borders of the new nation:

A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Southern border of Georgia
C. Mississippi River