Download American Revolution: Final Study Guide Answer Key

American Revolution: Final Study Guide
Answer Key
1. State the events these people are known for:
a. Paul Revere
 Rode all night to warn the people of Lexington and Concord that the British
were coming
b. George Washington
 Commanded the Continental Army
 Gained military experience during the French & Indian War and learned
from his mistakes
c. Nathan Hale
 Hung by the British when they discovered he was a spy
2. What foreign country helped the American army?
 France
3. What does it mean if you refer to someone as a “Benedict Arnold?”
 You are calling that person a traitor
4. Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?
 Convinced France to fight alongside the Colonists
 Raised American spirits
5. In complete sentences, first explain what propaganda means. Then, explain why one
picture could be propaganda over another.
Propaganda is the spread of information with the purpose of influencing thoughts, feelings, or
actions. A picture can be used as propaganda by showing an inaccurate image of a person or
event in order to influence the thoughts, feelings, or actions of those who view it. For instance,
the picture “The Bloody Massacre” that was created after the Boston Massacre shows a neat,
orderly row of British soldiers firing into a defenseless crowd of Americans. The image does not
accurately portray what happened in the Boston Massacre, but it lead colonists to be angry with
the British.
6. Know the dates of each of the following events:
a. General Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown: October 17, 1781
b. George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River to fight at Trenton and
Princeton: Christmas night, 1776
c. The Declaration of Independence was signed: July 4, 1776
d. The first cannons were fired at Yorktown: October 9, 1781
7. What was the last great battle of the American Revolution?
 The Battle at Yorktown
8. George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River to defeat who? (Note:
“The British” is not the correct answer. Think of a specific group of soldiers)
 Hessian soldiers (mercenaries from Germany)
9. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
 Thomas Jefferson
10. Know who said these famous quotes:
a. “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” Benjamin
Franklin
b. “Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!” John
Parker
c. “I only regret that I have but one life to live for my country” Nathan Hale
d. “I am not a Virginian, but an American!” Patrick Henry
e. “I have not yet begun to fight!” John Paul Jones
f. “Don’t fire ‘til you see the whites of their eyes!” William Prescott
g. “Give me liberty or give me death!” Patrick Henry
11. Know the name of the battle or event based upon the description.
a. The shot heard round the world: Battle of Lexington and Concord
b. A major turning point in the war: Battle of Saratoga
c. The battle that took place on Breed’s Hill: Battle of Bunker Hill
12. Name at least two famous men who helped Washington at Valley Forge.
 Baron Frederick von Steuben
 Marquis de Lafayette
13. What were colonial soldiers called?
 Minutemen
14. Know the group of people based upon the description.
a. The committee that decided to write the Declaration of Independence: Second
Continental Congress
b. A group of women patriots who helped with boycotts against the British: Daughters
of Liberty
c. A group of men who lead boycotts against the British: Sons of Liberty
d. A group of people who sent letters from town to town to spread news: Committees of
Correspondence
e. The group of people who made laws for Great Britain and the colonies: British
Parliament
f. Regular citizens who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice: Minutemen
15. What did Common Sense do for American colonists?
 Convinced American colonists that they should break away from England
16. Know the person or group of people based upon the description.
a. The first black American to die for liberty: Crispus Attucks
b. Women who fought for the Patriot side: Molly Pitcher and Deborah Sampson
c. Commander of the Continental Army: George Washington
d. Colonist who is loyal to the British: Loyalist
e. The British general in charge of the troops at Yorktown: Lord Charles Cornwallis
17. Which great hero of the American navy took a British ship?
 John Paul Jones
18. Who gained valuable military experience during the French and Indian War, and
learned from his mistakes?
 George Washington
19. Where was the Treaty of Paris signed?
 France
20. Where was the first shot of the Revolution fired?
 Lexington
21. Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?
 Breed’s Hill
22. Be able to put these phrases of the Declaration of Independence in order. Number them
from 1-5.
a. 1
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for people to dissolve
the political bands which have connected them with another
b. 3
a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the
causes which impel them to the separation.
c. 4
We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal, that they
are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights
d. 2
and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to
which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them,
e. 5
that among these rights are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.