Revolutionary War Battles Worksheet
Grade 4 worksheet on four key Revolutionary War battles — Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown — covering dates, locations, and outcomes.
15 questions · Matching · Fill in the blank · Multiple choice · Short answer · Application
This worksheet focuses on four battles that shaped the American Revolutionary War: Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown. Fourth graders practice connecting each battle to its date, location, winner, and consequence — the change each fight caused in the war. Students move from matching and sentence completion to multiple choice and a short written explanation, building both recall and reasoning skills. This sheet works well after an introductory lesson on the Revolutionary War and pairs naturally with a classroom timeline activity. An answer key is built into the sheet, making it suitable for independent practice, homework, or review before a unit assessment.
Revolutionary War Battles Worksheet — Grade 4
This worksheet covers four key Revolutionary War battles. Read each section's directions, then complete the questions.
Remember
- Four battles shaped the Revolutionary War: Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown.
- Every battle has a date, a place, a winner, and a result — something that changed because of the fight.
- A turning point is a battle that changes who is winning or brings a new country into the war as an ally.
Part A — Match each description to the correct battle, person, or country
Write the letter of the matching word or name next to each numbered description.
Choose from
- A. Saratoga
- B. France
- C. Lexington and Concord
- D. George Washington
- E. Bunker Hill
- 1.
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired here on April 19, 1775.
- 2.
The American general who commanded forces at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.
- 3.
British General Burgoyne surrendered to American forces here in October 1777.
- 4.
This June 17, 1775 battle near Boston proved colonists could stand against British soldiers.
- 5.
After the Battle of Saratoga, this country became an American ally in the war.
Part B — Fill in the blank to complete each sentence
Write the word, name, or date that correctly completes each sentence on the blank line.
- 6.
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired on ____ in Massachusetts.
- 7.
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, just outside the city of ____.
- 8.
At the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, British General ____ surrendered to American forces.
- 9.
The Battle of Yorktown took place in the colony of ____ in 1781.
- 10.
American General George Washington commanded forces at the Battle of ____ in 1781.
Part C — Choose the best answer for each question
Read each question and choose the one best answer from the four choices given.
- 11.
What happened to the war after the American victory at Saratoga in 1777?
- A.France became an ally of America
- B.Britain surrendered and the war ended
- C.The Declaration of Independence was signed
- D.George Washington was named commander
- 12.
In what year did the Battle of Yorktown take place?
- A.1775
- B.1777
- C.1779
- D.1781
- 13.
Which battle was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
- A.Bunker Hill
- B.Saratoga
- C.Lexington and Concord
- D.Yorktown
- 14.
Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired on April 19, 1775?
- A.Saratoga, New York
- B.Bunker Hill, Massachusetts
- C.Yorktown, Virginia
- D.Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
Part D — Answer in your own words
Write one or two sentences to answer the question, using what you have learned.
- 15.
The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 is called a turning point in the war. Explain why it was so important.
Answer key
Part A — Match each description to the correct battle, person, or country
- 1.Lexington and Concord
- 2.George Washington
- 3.Saratoga
- 4.Bunker Hill
- 5.France
Part B — Fill in the blank to complete each sentence
- 6.April 19, 1775
- 7.Boston
- 8.Burgoyne
- 9.Virginia
- 10.Yorktown
Part C — Choose the best answer for each question
- 11.France became an ally of America
- 12.1781
- 13.Yorktown
- 14.Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
Part D — Answer in your own words
- 15.Example: The American victory at Saratoga showed France that the colonists could defeat the British. France then became America's ally and sent soldiers and ships that helped America win the war.
What this sheet teaches
- Identify the date and location of four key Revolutionary War battles.
- Explain what changed in the war because of the Battle of Saratoga in 1777.
- Match each battle to its outcome and place it in the correct order of the war.
Notes for the adult
- Students often confuse Bunker Hill with the first battle; remind them April 19, 1775 at Lexington came first.
- Post a simple four-battle timeline on the board so students can see the order from 1775 to 1781 clearly.
- A student is ready to advance when they can name all four battles, their dates, and outcomes without the sheet.
What is on the page
Printed on one side, Revolutionary War Battles Worksheet runs to four parts and 15 exercises. Matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice and short-answer work, in that order, so a student who has understood the material has to show it in more than one form before the page is finished.
Part A Match each description to the correct battle, person, or country sets five items against five lettered options, one lettered option per item, which means the last pair can be reached by elimination. Part B Fill in the blank to complete each sentence gives five sentences with a blank each and no word bank, so the wording has to come from the student. Part C Choose the best answer for each question asks four multiple-choice questions with four printed options each. Part D Answer in your own words is one short-answer questions with two ruled lines between them, which is the part of the sheet that takes the longest.
Two ruled lines are printed for written answers on Revolutionary War Battles Worksheet, which decides how long it takes more than the question count does. The answer key prints on its own page at the end, so the sheet can be handed out without it.
What it asks of the student
Revolutionary War Battles Worksheet puts about 372 words of reading in front of the student — the fact box, the directions, every question, and every printed option. That is the number worth checking against a class before it goes out, because a sheet that is pitched right on the history and wrong on the reading fails for the same child either way. The longest single prompt on it runs to 20 words.
Writing runs the other way on Revolutionary War Battles Worksheet: two ruled lines for one of the 15 exercises, and the full answer key comes to 59 words. Everything else is answered in a blank, in a box, or on the map itself, which is why the sheet takes a lesson rather than a homework slot.
Where this one sits
Revolutionary War Battles Worksheet is one of ten US History: Wars & Battles sheets on this site and one of 59 written for grade 4. two of them share its topic, revolutionary war battles, which is worth knowing before printing two that overlap.
The closest things to it are World War I: U.S. Entry, Engagements, and Outcome (grade 8) and World War II Key Battles Worksheet (grade 5). If Revolutionary War Battles Worksheet lands well, those are the ones to reach for next; if it lands badly, the application sheets a grade either side are usually the adjustment rather than a different topic altogether.
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