U S History: American Revolution

Question 1

The nation that signed a treaty of alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778 was

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France

Question 2

The hit and run technique of fighting, which caught the British off guard, is

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guerilla warfare

Question 3

The first state to have an all African American regiment?

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Rhode Island

Question 4

On October 17, 1777, General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at what city?

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Saratoga

Question 5

The man who turned the ragged Continental Army into a more efficient fighting force was

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Fredrich von Steuben

Question 6

George Washington's greatest challenge at Valley Forge was keeping

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his army together

Question 7

The British hired mercenaries called what?

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Hessians

Question 8

Which foreign troops helped defeat Charles Cornwallis?

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French

Question 9

Supplies and reinforcements could not reach the Continental Army because of

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a blockade

Question 10

The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in the

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Treaty of Paris

Question 11

Due to George Washington's strategy, Charles Cornwallis was defeated at the

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Battle of Yorktown

Question 12

In March of 1781 Nathaniel Greene's forces met Charles Cornwallis's army at

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Guilford Courthouse

Question 13

An American supporter of independence was called what?

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Patriot

Question 14

Which problem caused Congress to stop issuing paper money?

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inflation

Question 15

Enslaved African Americans who fought on the British side were given what?

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Freedom

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