HMH The American Revolution

Question 1

Which British general surrendered at Yorktown? p. 5

Accepted Answer

Charles Cornwallis

Question 2

Who trained the Continental Army? p.15

Accepted Answer

Baron Friedrich von Steuben

Question 3

Why did many Continental Army soldiers die at Valley Forge? p.12

Accepted Answer

lack of food

Question 4

Who were the German soldiers that Britain hired to fight in the War? p.6

Accepted Answer

Hessians

Question 5

Who served in the Continental Navy and helped capture British ships?

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 6

What does "No Taxation Without Representation" mean? p.3

Accepted Answer

the colonists should have a say in the laws enforced upon them

Question 7

On April 19, 1775, the British troops faced off with Colonists. No one knows for sure who fired first. It's the... p.5

Accepted Answer

the shot heard round the world

Question 8

Which event occurred first? p.3-4

Accepted Answer

Boston Tea Party

Question 9

Which of the following was passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts 1774

Question 10

Who was named commander and chief by the Second Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 11

Which of the following led to the death of Crispus Attucks and was the first clash between the colonists & British? p.3

Accepted Answer

Boston Massacre 1770

Question 12

Which of the following raised taxes on the colonies to pay for Britain's debt?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act 1765

Question 13

This person wrote most of the Declaration of Indpendence. p. 15

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 14

Who was able to make the entire trip to Concord to warn colonists to prepare for a British attack? p. 5

Accepted Answer

Dr. Samuel Prescott

Question 15

The turning point of the War because it ended the effort of the British to separate New England from other colonies: p.5

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Saratoga

Question 16

Why did the colonists think the new taxes were unfair? p.3

Accepted Answer

they had no part in making them

Question 17

What song did the British sing at their surrender at Yorktown? p. 17

Accepted Answer

"The World Turned Upside Down"

Question 18

Which event included Colonists dressed up as Mohawk warriors and dumping the makings of a beverage in a harbor? p. 3

Accepted Answer

The Boston Tea Party

Question 19

This person wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet, in plain language to convince others to fight for freedom. p. 15

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 20

Which group wanted to separate from Britain and form a new country? p. 6

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 21

Which German trained the Continental Army and became a U.S. citizen after the war? p. 15

Accepted Answer

Baron von Steuben

Question 22

Where did many Loyalists flee after the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 23

Which frenchman helped the Continental army?

Accepted Answer

Marquis de Lafayette

Question 24

Who helped raise money for the Contiental Army? p.8

Accepted Answer

Esther Reed

Question 25

Whose statue was torn down in New York City? . 10

Accepted Answer

King George III

Question 26

Why did the 2nd Continental Congress choose Mary Katherine Goddard to print copies of the Declaration of Independence?p9

Accepted Answer

Hew newspaper was known for being trustworthy.

Question 27

The place where the Patriots snuck up on sleeping Hessians on Christmas morning: p. 4

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Trenton

Question 28

Who spied on the British in New York and was hanged by the British?

Accepted Answer

Nathan Hale

Question 29

How did some women contribute to the War effort?p. 8

Accepted Answer

spied on British troops staying in their homes

Question 30

Where did American colonists first clash with British soldiers? p.3

Accepted Answer

Boston, Massachusetts

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