Joseph Luebbe

EDUC 687
Traditional Assessment
October 7, 2014

Course Name: U.S. History

Unit: The Revolutionary War
Grade: 11th Grade
Content Standards:
1. History 1.2: Analyze the key concepts of continuity and change, cause and
effect, complexity, unity and diversity over time
2. History 1.3: The significance of ideas as powerful forces throughout history
3. Geography 2.2: Explain and interpret geographic variables that influence the
interaction of people, places, and environments
4. Economics 3.1: Productive resources - natural, human, capital - are scarce;
therefore choices are made about how individuals, businesses, governments,
and societies allocate these resources
Assessment Objectives:
1. SWBAT recall significant events, people, and terms and determine their
impact on the American Revolution.
2. SWBAT analyze a list of key terms and match them with their definition.
3. SWBAT determine the underlying themes that alluded to the end result of the
American Revolution.

American Revolution Assessment

Name: ____________________________ Date: ___________________ Class: ______________________
This evaluation is worth a total of 100 points. If you receive partial credit for an
answer, your overall score will be rounded up. Read the instructions of each section
carefully. You have 90 minutes. Good luck!
Matching 20 points
For this portion of the test you will match the key terms on the left to their definition
on the right. Please write the letter in the space provided to the left of the key term.
Each key term is worth a total of 2 points.
Key Terms

Definition

_____ Boston
Massacre

a. An American Patriot who alerted Colonial militia that the British

were coming.

_____ French and

Indian War

b. The first military engagements of the Revolutionary War. Joseph

Warren received word of an impending British invasion and tipped
off the areas militias.
c. The purpose was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the
salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to
Great Britain and to create a more effective means of enforcing
compliance with trade regulations.

_____ Second
Continental
Congress
_____ Townshend
Acts

d. General Washington, with colonial and French troops, forced

General Cornwallis and the British military to surrender

_____ Boston Tea

Party

e. The killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770.

_____ Battle of
Bunker Hill

f. Though he had a losing battle record, he led the Continental Army

to key victories in Trenton and Yorktown.

_____ General
Washington

g. The North American theatre of the 7 Years War between France,

their allies, and the British.

_____ Paul Revere

h. A political protest by the Sons of Liberty where they dressed up as

Indians and destroyed an entire shipment of tea brought by the East
India Trading Company.
i. A convention of delegates that met from each of the colonies to
manage the war and adopted the Declaration of Independence.

_____ The Battles of

Lexington and
Concord
_____ Siege of
Yorktown

j. Took place during the Siege of Boston when colonial forces

occupied an earthen position and inflicted heavy casualties on the
British despite ultimately falling back from the position.

True or False 20 points

For this portion of the test, you will determine if the following statements are true or
false. Please mark the space to the left of the statement with a T for true and F for
false. Each True/False statement is worth 4 points.
1. ______ British troops were known as Patriots.
2. ______ Benedict Arnold was a traitor of the Continental Army and defected to
the British military.
3. ______The Declaration of Independence addressed the rights of Native
Americans.
4. ______The battle of Trenton was different from previous battles because the
patriots went on the offensive.
5. ______Thousands of African American slaves signed on with the British army
because they were promised their freedom.
Multiple-Choice 20 points
For the Multiple Choice portion, please circle the appropriate letter that best answers
the question. Each multiple-choice question is worth 4 points.
1. How did the Second Continental Congress decide to handle the British?
a. They would create the Continental Army to fight the British.
b. They would pay George Washington to negotiate with the British.
c. They would mint a new currency to pay off the British.
d. They would gather foreign allies to help attack the British.
2. Which of the following was NOT a significant factor in the American victory?
a. German and British support
b. Skilled leadership
c. Geography
d. Help from France and Spain
3. Who were the Sons of Liberty?
a. a society of colonists who did not wish to break from Britain
b. a group of patriots who protested British laws
c. a society of scholars who wrote pamphlets
d. a group of diplomats who tried to gain foreign support
4. The words all men are created equal originally benefited primarily
a. white males and freed African Americans.
b. white males and white females.
c. white, male property owners.
d. southern white males.
5. On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at
a. Saratoga.
b. Trenton
c. Germantown.
d. Philadelphia

Fill in the Blank 20 points

For the Fill in the Blank portion, you will use the word bank at the top to assist you in
filling the blank. Each sentence is worth 2.5 points.
Munitions Patriots
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

British

Terrain

Olive
Loyalists Musket Guerilla
Branch
warfare
Petition
Colonists who are still loyal to the crown are called _____________________.
Colonial militias and armies utilized _______________________________ because of
the introduction of the rifle.
The __________________ is accurate up to 50 meters and forced troops into
conventional battlefield formations.
Climate and __________________ played significant roles as natural cover and
strategic positioning for the Continental Army.
Colonists that support the Revolution are known as ________________________.
Abigail Adams gathered and melted silver and steel to make
_______________________ for the troops during the Siege of Boston.
The ______________________ army was one of the most experienced and strongest
armies in the world.
The _____________________________ was written on July 5, 1775 as a last ditch
effort to avoid war.

Short Essay 20 points

For the essay portion, please give a 2 3 paragraph answer to the statements or
question. PLEASE do not using text talk on this essay and refer to the provided rubric.
Every category scored at highly effective is worth 2.5 points for a total of 10 points
for each essay.
Select 2 of the 3 choices. Each essay is worth 10 points
1. Please explain the events, ideas, and grievances, before the Battles of
Lexington and Concord, which resulted in the outbreak of the Revolutionary
War.
2. Please compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages that the
British and Continental Armies/Militia faced.
3. Were the colonists just in their cause? Why or why not?

Matching
1. E
2. G
3. I
4. C
5. H
6. I
7. F
8. A
9. B
10. D
True or False
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. T
Multiple-Choice
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
Fill in the Blank
1. Loyalists
2. Guerilla Warfare
3. Musket
4. Terrain
5. Patriots
6. Munitions
7. British
8. Olive Branch Petition

Answer Sheet

Essay Rubric
Category
Highly
Effective
Organization Information is
very organized
with wellconstructed
paragraphs
and
subheadings.
Quality of
Information
Information
clearly relates
to the main
topic. It
includes
several
supporting
details and/or
examples.
Amount of
All topics are
Information
addressed and
all questions
answered with
at least 2
sentences
about each.
Paragraph
Construction

All paragraphs
include
introductory
sentence,
explanations
or details, and
concluding
sentence.

Effective

Partially
Effective
Information is Information is
organized with organized, but
wellparagraphs
constructed
are not well
paragraphs.
constructed.

Not Effective

Information
clearly relates
to the main
topic. It
provides 1-2
supporting
details and/or
examples.

Information
clearly relates
to the main
topic. No
details and/or
examples are
given.

Information
has little or
nothing to do
with the main
topic.

All topics are

addressed and
most
questions
answered with
at least 2
sentences
about each.
Most
paragraphs
include
introductory
sentence,
explanations
or details, and
concluding
sentence.

All topics are

One or more
addressed, and topics were
most
not addressed.
questions
answered with
1 sentence
about each.
Paragraphs
included
related
information
but were
typically not
constructed
well.

The
information
appears to be
disorganized.

Paragraphing
structure was
not clear and
sentences
were not
typically
related within
the
paragraphs.
TEXT TALK!
e.g. Be4 the
war began,
colonists
began to h8
the King.