Name: ______________________________ Date: __________________

Chapter 8 Post-test
______ 1. Why did thousands of African-American slaves sign on
with the British Army?

A. George Washington would not pay them for service to

the revolutionary army.

B. The British offered freedom to any slave who served in

their army.

C. British forces were better trained and equipped than

American forces.

D. British forces pledged to put an end to the institution of

slavery in America.

______ 2. Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible

suffering?

A. Valley Forge

B. Saratoga

C. Philadelphia

D. Yorktown

_______ 3. The French announced support for the United States

after the American victory at

A. Boston.

B. Philadelphia.

C. Saratoga.

D. Valley Forge.
_______ 4. At the First Continental Congress, Patrick Henry used
what key phrase to show his support for the Revolution?

A. Give me liberty or give me death

B. Give me freedom or give me death

C. Give me freedom or kill me now

D. Give me liberty or kill me now

_______ 5. Who was the main author of the Declaration of

Independence?

A. Thomas Paine

B. John Adams

C. Thomas Jefferson

D. Benjamin Franklin

_______ 6. What was Nathan Hale doing when he was captured by

the British?

A. leading American forces at Staten Island

B. leading an anti-British protest in Boston

C. attempting to organize an American navy

D. collecting information about British battle plans

_______ 7. Which group felt the colonies did not need

independence?

A. Patriots

B. Mercenaries

C. Minutemen
 D. Loyalists

_______ 8. Why was the phrase taxation without representation

so important to the cause of the revolution?

A. Colonists did not wish to support a government in which

they had no voice.

B. Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had

kept the peace.

C. Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax

certain items.

D. Great Britain only taxed the colonists to force them into

war.

_______ 9. King George III agreed to give the Americans their

freedom after the victory at

A. Saratoga.

B. Vincennes.

C. Yorktown.

D. New York.

_______ 10. What was the name given to Americans who

supported independence?

A. Tories

B. Separatists

C. Patriots

D. Loyalists

_______ 11. What was the main purpose of the Declaration?

 A. to set forth the structure of the United States
government

B. to declare the separation of the United States from

Britain

C. to declare the rights of the individual

D. to list complaints against King George III

_______ 12. How did Deborah Sampson help the Patriot cause?

A. She collected money to build a soldiers hospital.

B. She took over her husbands printing company.

C. She joined the army disguised as a man.

D. She encouraged women to do farm work while their

husbands were at war.

_______ 13. Who was the King of Britain at the time of the
Revolutionary war?

A. King George III

B. King George II

C. King Henry IV

D. King Henry VII

_______ 14. On the 4th of July in 1776, what important paper was
signed?

A. The Virginia Constitution

B. The Declaration of Independence

C. The Constitution of Independence

D. The War Act

_______ 15. What did the colonists name the set of laws Parliament
passed in response to the Tea Party?

A. The Silly Acts

B. The Intolerable Acts

C. The Crazy Acts

D. The Annoying Acts

_______ 16. Where were the first two battles of the Revolutionary
War fought?

A. Lewisburg and Ronceverte

B. Roanoke and Jamestown

C. Lexington and Concord

D. New York City and Los Vegas

_______ 17. Who warned the Patriots that the British were coming?

A. Thomas Jefferson

B. Kanye West

C. George Washington

D. Paul Revere

_______ 18. Which statement BEST explains why the colonists were
angry about the Stamp Act?

A. The Stamp Act was unfair because the colonists had no

representation in Parliament.

B. The Stamp Act taxed goods the colonists produced in

America.

C. The Stamp Act should also apply to the Native Americans.

 D. The Stamp Act taxed the colonists land.

_______ 19. What was the main outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?

A. The surrender of the British army under General

Cornwallis marked the defeat of the British.

B. Benedict Arnold betrayed the Patriots by switching to the

British side.

C. General Nathan Greene led surprise raids against the

British army. Those raids weakened the British.

D. The colonies granted the French navy fishing right in the

Chesapeake Bay.

_______ 20. Why did Great Britain repeal the Stamp Act?

A. France invaded and conquered Great Britain.

B. Great Britain earned enough money from the tax to repay

its war debts.

C. The Stamp Act had caused North American revolts.

D. The colonists were threatening stamp agents and

boycotting British goods.
Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word:
petition quarter enlist negotiate Treaty of
Paris
alliance treason mercenaries tariff
rights
1. _________________ - to join the military

2. _________________ - the crime of betraying ones own country

3. _________________ - a freedom established by law

4. _________________ - this document officially ended the

Revolutionary war

5. _________________ - a formal agreement of friendship between

countries

6. _________________ - written request for rights or benefits

7. _________________ - a tax on imports

8. _________________ - to provide lodging or shelter for a person

9. _________________ - to try to reach an agreement on

 10. _________________ - soldiers paid to fight for another
country

BONUS VOCAB: Write the definition or each word for an extra

point.

11. effigy

12. peninsula

13. morale

14. militia

15. debt

16. boycotts

17. repeal

18. massacre

19. marital law -

20. massacre
ESSAY: (5 points)
1. Knowing the outcome of the Revolutionary War, name three
reasons for the victory by the colonists. EXPLAIN how these
reasons helped them become victorious.