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8th grade The Revolutionary War: key events from Lexington to the Treaty of Paris worksheet

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The Revolutionary War: key events from Lexington to the Treaty of Paris

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NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.
Where was the first armed conflict of the Revolution, Ari asks?
- Yorktown, in Virginia
- New York City
- Saratoga, in New York
- Lexington and Concord
2.
What happened at Saratoga in autumn 1777, Bo asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- A British army surrendered
- The British left Boston
- Congress declared independence
- Washington's army was defeated
3.
What happened to Washington's army in August 1776, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- It was defeated in New York
- It left Boston by sea for good
- It signed a treaty
- It won at Saratoga
4.
How many years passed from Lexington (1775) to Saratoga (1777), Jun asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 2 years
- 12 years
- 3,552 years
- 7 years
5.
Which came first, the Declaration or the defeat in New York, Kira asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The chain does not say
- The defeat in New York, August 1776
- The Declaration, July 1776
- Both in one month
6.
Put in order: Saratoga, Lexington, the Declaration. Which is right, Luz asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Saratoga, Lexington, Declaration
- Lexington, Saratoga, Declaration
- Lexington, Declaration, Saratoga
- Declaration, Saratoga, Lexington
7.
Noah reads the word revolution. What is a revolution?
Use the picture in question 1.
- A treaty signed between two kings
- A sharp change in who governs
- A ship's journey
- A tax on paper
8.
By the note, what did the victory at Saratoga win, Ren asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The end of the war at once, in 1777
- New hope and foreign support
- The first armed conflict
- A defeat in New York
9.
Did Saratoga come before or after the Declaration, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Before Lexington
- Before the Declaration
- The same day
- After the Declaration
10.
Zee's friend says the war ended at Saratoga. What does the chain show?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The war ended in 1777
- The war went on after 1777
- Saratoga was the last event of 1775
- No battle took place

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The Revolutionary War: key events from Lexington to the Treaty of Paris. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can put the war's first years in order (Lexington 1775, the Declaration, New York, Saratoga 1777) and say why Saratoga was a turning point.
I can follow how the United States won France as an ally (1776–1778) and why France helped.
I can follow Yorktown (1781) to the Treaty of Paris (1783), weigh the French role, and say what the treaty settled.

Standard: D2.His.2.6-8

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