Chapter 10 TEST Review

Question 1

stitched the first American Flag with stars and stripes

Answer 1

Betsy Ross

Question 2

was the President of the Second Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence

Answer 2

John Hancock

Question 3

was a brave American spy who was killed by the British

Answer 3

Nathan Hale

Question 4

was a famous American silversmith and patriot

Answer 4

Paul Revere

Question 5

He and his men captured Fort Ticonderoga

Answer 5

Ethan Allen

Question 6

Captured 3 forts on the frontier and secured the Northwest Territory for America

Answer 6

George Rogers Clark

Question 7

was a black patriot killed at the Boston Massacre

Answer 7

Crispus Attucks

Question 8

was the leader of the British Army who surrendered to George Washington at the end of the war

Answer 8

General Cornwallis

Question 9

Was chosen by Congress to be the Supreme Commander of the American Troops

Answer 9

George Washington

Question 10

was the king of England during the time of the American War for independence

Answer 10

George III

Question 11

Hessians were defeated here on Christmas

Answer 11

Trenton

Question 12

the battle at this place was the turning point of the war

Answer 12

Saratoga

Question 13

The Continental Army spent a hard winter here

Answer 13

Valley Forge

Question 14

Americans proved they were hard to beat here

Answer 14

Bunker Hill

Question 15

The British surrendered to the Americans here

Answer 15

Yorktown

Question 16

The first battle of the war started here

Answer 16

Lexington and Concord

Question 17

Who said it?

“Give me liberty, or give me death”

Answer 17

Patrick Henry

Question 18

Who said it?

“I have not yet begun to fight”

Answer 18

John Paul Jones

Question 19

Who said it?

“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”

Answer 19

Nathan Hale

Question 20

Who said it?

“The British are coming! The British are coming!”

Answer 20

Paul Revere

Question 21

Who said it?

“We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die”

Answer 21

George Washington

Question 22

American colonists who remained loyal to the king of England were called ______.

Answer 22

tories

Question 23

American colonists who wanted independence from England were called ______.

Answer 23

patriots

Question 24

The German soldiers hired by the king to fight the Americans were called _____.

Answer 24

hessians

Question 25

The men prepared to fight at a minute’s notice were called _____.

Answer 25

minutemen

Question 26

American colonists sometimes called the British soldiers _____ or ________.

Answer 26

redcoats or lobster-backs

Question 27

gulf

Answer 27

a part of the ocean that reaches into the land, generally with a narrower opening than a bay

Question 28

lake

Answer 28

an inland body of water that is usually fresh

Question 29

delta

Answer 29

land deposited at the mouth of a river

Question 30

channel

Answer 30

a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

Question 31

source

Answer 31

where a river begins

Question 32

What was important about:

Stamp Act

Answer 32

All newspaper, marriage certificates, and other documents bought by the colonists had to have a seal or stamp on them. Each stamp or seal was a tax the colonists had to pay.

Question 33

What was important about:

Declaration of Independence

Answer 33

This document clearly stated for the whole world the reasons why the American colonists wanted their independence. It was signed on July 4, 1776. Riders rushed copies to each of the 13 colonies. In Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell was rung to call the people together.

Question 34

What was important about:

Boston Tea Party

Answer 34

British taxes had all been removed except the tax on tea. In Boston, colonists (dressed as Indians) boarded British ships and dumped the tea into the harbor to protest the tax on tea.