1. United States History Mastery Test A
Chapter 6 Practice Test
United States History
Mastery Test A

2. Part A: Read each sentence
Part A: Read each sentence. Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false.
John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin were delegates at the Second Continental Congress.
George Washington was made commander in chief of the post office.
Everyone in Boston pledged their loyalty to the king and accepted General Gage’s offer of a pardon.
TRUE
FALSE

3. Part a: continued
Their defeat at Saratoga made the British wonder what they could do to make peace with the colonists.
After the American victory in Saratoga, the French decided to help the British.
George Rogers Clark and his troops captured British forts and helped Americans control the East.
TRUE
FALSE

4. Part a: continued
The British defeated the Americans at Yorktown, Virginia, in October 1781.
Cornwallis’s defeat marked the end of the Revolutionary War.
The British recognized America’s independence when they signed the Treaty of Paris.
FALSE
TRUE

5. Part b: write the word or phrase in each blank that best completes each sentence.
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys seized Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Crown Point because the forts contained a large amount of military _____.
General Howe and the British army left _____ to the Americans after the Americans seized Dorchester Heights.
Supplies
Boston

6. Part B: continued
The Declaration of _____ was written to announce that the colonies were free and separate from Great Britain.
The Americans met and defeated General Burgoyne’s army at _____.
Henry Clinton evacuated British troops from Philadelphia because _____ was sending ships to aid the Americans.
Independence
Saratoga
France

7. Part B: continued
George Washington and his troops retreated to _____ after defeats at Brandywine and Germantown.
The British persuaded American Indians to attack American settlements on the _____ frontier.
Americans won the Revolutionary War with help from the _____ fleet.
Valley Forge
Western
French

8. Part c: read each strength and weakness
Part c: read each strength and weakness. Decide which side each describes. Write b for British and a for american
STRENGTHS
Were fighting on their own soil
Were used to frontier life and using firearms
Could pay other countries to fight for them
Had well-trained soldiers, expert leaders, and the finest equipment
Had military experience from the French and Indian War
American
British

9. Part c: continued WEAKNESSES
Were not used to frontier style of warfare
Had little money and depended on other countries for supplies
Were fighting with France, Spain, and the Netherlands at the same time
Had a weak navy
Had to fight far from home
British
American

10. Part d: write a short answer for each item on the blank lines.
What were three actions that the Second Continental Congress took in May 1775?
The Congress moved to organize and army.
It sent out a plea to the colonies for troops and money to pay for a war.
The Congress set up a post office.
It named Benjamin Franklin as postmaster.
Congress sent agents to other countries to ask for help.