The Revolutionary War Test
Instructor: Mr. Walker Name:______
Date:______
Matching:
Directions: There is a list of Vocabulary words on one side and definitions on the
other. Match the definition with the vocabulary word by placing the appropriate
letter in the space to the left of the number of the vocabulary list. Each
vocabulary word has only one answer.
Vocabulary Definitions
___ 1. retreat A. To give up
___ 2. unified B. Joined together as one
___ 3. traitor C. The act of going after something, of seeking
___ 4. campaign D. A person who helps the
enemy
___ 5. surrender E. To move back from:
Escape
___ 6. pursuit F. A series of connected
Military operations made to gain an objective.
G. One who did not care
which side won the revolutionary war
H. A hired soldier
Multiple Choice:
Directions: Read each question correctly, then circle the correct answer. Only one
answer should be circled. Answers will be counted wrong if more then one letter
is circled.
1. One of the purposes of writing the declaration of independence was to
A. convince the British government to accept American independence.
B. rally all the states behind a common cause.
C. protect captured American soldiers from possible treatment as traitors.
D. convince potential foreign allies of American determination to gain independence.
E. persuade the still undecided American populace to accept a permanent break with Great Britain.
2. George Washington's primary goal as commander-in-chief of the continental Army was to
A. prevent British reinforcements from coming ashore.
B. destroy the British Army.
C. avoid decisive military losses.
D. secure financial aid from foreign sources.
E. concentrate on gaining political allies
3. Which of the following was NOT one of the provisions of the Peace of Paris (1783)
A. Florida was given to Spain.
B. Congress would not prevent the British merchants from collecting debts owed to them by Americans.
C. Congress would restore all property confiscated from Loyalists during the war.
D. the Mississippi River was recognized as the western boundary of the United States.
E. Florida was given to the French.
True or False
Directions: Read each question carefully, and then circle true or false. Only one
answer should be circled. Answer counted wrong if two answers are circled.
T F During the war American trade with other countries increased.
T F The Continental Congress ordered that all Loyalist lands be taken away from them during
the war.
T F Many women had to become expert in traditionally masculine activities such as running
businesses or farms during the war.
T F The British tried to win the support of blacks during the war by promising freedom to all
slaves who would take up arms for the British.