The American Revolutionary War
A Grade 8 social studies worksheet covering key events, figures, and causes of the American Revolutionary War.
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The American Revolutionary War
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet covers key aspects of the American Revolutionary War.
1. Which act imposed a direct tax on all paper documents in the colonies?
Townshend Acts
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
2. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
3. The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at and .
4. The winter encampment of George Washington's Continental Army in 1777-1778 was at .
5. The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War because it convinced France to openly support the American cause.
True
False
6. Loyalists were colonists who supported independence from Great Britain.
True
False
7. Describe the main reasons why the American colonists decided to declare independence from Great Britain.
Match each individual with their role in the Revolutionary War.
8. George Washington
a. Author of Common Sense
9. Thomas Paine
b. Commander of the Continental Army
10. Marquis de Lafayette
c. French military officer who aided the American cause
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