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Ch. 6: The American Revolution
Ch. 6: The American Revolution
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1
In March 1781 Nathanael Greene's forces met Charles Cornwallis's army at
Guilford Courthouse
Cowpens
Camden
Kings Mountain
2
Which Patriot's Famous words were, "I have not yet begun to fight"?
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Paul Revere
John Paul Jones
3
George Washington's winter camp
New York
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Valley Forge
4
Loyalist strength was strongest in
the Carolinas and Georgia
the Ohio River Valley
New York
New England
5
to recruit
hired soldiers
enlist
6
Patriot commander in western territories
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Ethan Allen
Anthony Wayne
7
To spy on the British, which Patriot disguised himself as a teacher?
Nathan Hale
Thomas Paine
Peter Salem
Patrick Henry
8
Thomas Paine wrote, "these are the times that try men's souls" in
American Revolution
The American Crisis
Common Sense
The Patriots
9
Which foreign troops helped defeat Charles Cornwallis?
German
Spanish
French
African
10
The hit-and-run technique of fighting, which caught the British off guard, is called
face-to-face combat
shipboard fighting
guerrilla warfare
swamp fighting
11
American victory, September 1780
Kings Mountain
Cowpens
Yorktown
Saratoga
12
King George III agreed to give the Americans their freedom after the victory at
New York
Vincennes
Yorktown
Saratoga
13
essay writer for women's education
Abigail Adams
Susan B. Anthony
Judith Sargeant Murray
Martha Washington
14
What Patriot victory convinced the British that the war was too difficult and costly to pursue?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Boston
Battle of Chesapeake
Battle of New York
15
George Rogers Clark forced Henry Hamilton's surrender at
Saratoga
Fort Miami
Vincennes
Fort Detroit
16
The French announced support for the United States after the American victory at
Valley Forge
Boston
Saratoga
Philadelphia
17
In 1780 where did the Patriots suffer their worst defeat of the war?
Kings Mountain
Charleston
Trenton
Yorktown
18
The British promised to withdraw all troops from American territory in the
Treaty of Great Britain
Treaty of the Patriots
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of America
19
The first state to have an all-African American regiment was
New York
Georgia
South Carolina
Rhode Island
20
George Washington's greatest challenge at Valley Forge was keeping
his army together
the British away
entertainment for his army
his spirits up
21
William Howe's winter camp
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Valley Forge
New York
22
Who made clothes for the troops and cared for the sick at Valley Forge?
Betsy Ross
Judith Sargeant Murray
Abigail Adams
Martha Washington
23
French commander
Marquis de Lafayette
Comte de Rochambeau
Louis Charles d'Hervilly
Jean Isaac Chadeau de la Clocheterie
24
Which problem caused Congress to stop issuing paper money?
cold winter
slavery
soldiers
inflation
25
Who was the founding father of the United States Navy?
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Paul Jones
26
Mercenaries
enlist
hired soldiers
27
Which man did
not
represent the Americans at the peace talks in Paris?
John Jay
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
28
Patriot forces
United States Army
Minute Men
Continental Army
Guerilla Warfare
29
The French nobleman who became Washington's trusted aide was
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Fancis Marion
Marquis de Lafayette
30
Loyalists
Patriots
Tories
neutral
31
When did George Washington give his troops his farewell speech?
December 4, 1783
December 11, 1783
December 18, 1783
December 5, 1783
32
Which of the following was a British advantage in the Revolutionary War?
fought on their own soil
were supported by Patriots
were led by General Washington
had a strong navy
33
Who disguised herself as a man so she could fight with the army?
Deborah Sampson
Betsy Ross
Molly Pitcher
Margaret Corbin
34
Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or
Separatists
Tories
Britain's Fools
Patriots
35
William Howe planned to capture the American capital, which was located in
Washington, D.C.
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
36
What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?
Patriots
Separatists
Tories
Loyalists
37
By the end of the war, African Americans were enlisted in every state except
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
38
The British were attacked in the Mississippi Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico by forces from
Africa
Spain
France
Germany
39
Taking neither side
neutral
Patriots
Tories
40
The nation that signed a treaty of alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778 was
France
Canada
Spain
Great Britain
41
Due to George Washington's strategy, Charles Cornwallis was defeated at the
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of New York
Battle of Chesapeake
Battle of Boston
42
Loyalist strength was weakest in
Georgia
New England
the South
New York
43
Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Yorktown
Valley Forge
44
French noble at Valley Forge
Louis Charles d'Hervilly
Judith Sargeant Murray
Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg
Marquis de Lafayette
45
The man who turned the ragged Continental Army into a more efficient
Casimir Pulaski
Thaddeus Kosciusko
Friedrich von Steuben
Juan de Miralles
46
The "Swamp Fox," known for his imaginative war tactics, is
George Rogers Clark
George Washington
Francis Marion
Benedict Arnold
47
When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
March 1783
December 1783
September 1783
April 1783
48
American supporters of independence
Patriots
Tories
neutral
49
Which of the following was a colonist advantage in the Revolutionary War?
led by George Washington
lacked military experience
were Anglicans
were united in the cause
50
Supplies and reinforcements could not reach the Continental Army because of
British spies
a blockade
Native Americans
lack of money
51
On October 17, 1777, General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at
Concord
Saratoga
Philadelphia
Trenton
52
worst American defeat of the war
Charleston
Quebec
Fort Ann
Bunker Hill
53
How long was the war?
5 years
6 years
8 years
7 years
54
The Hessians main goal for winning the war was
money
freedom
citizenship
land
55
"These are the times that try men's souls," was written by
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
William Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
56
On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at
Germantown
Trenton
Saratoga
Philadelphia
57
Enslaved African Americans who fought on the British side were given
land
freedom
money
guns
58
Who led the Patriots' victory at Vincennes, which strengthened the American position in the W?
Henry Hamilton
George Rogers Clark
George Washington
Joseph Brant
59
The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in the
Treaty of the United States
Treaty of America
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Great Britain
60
Surrendered to John Paul Jones
Ranger
John Paul Jones
Bonhomme Richard
Serapis
61
After the war George Washington
ran for political office
returned to Mount Vernon
moved to New York
became a senator
62
When was the Treaty of Paris ratified?
December 1781
April 1783
October 1781
September 1783
