Which of the following was most common for slaves in the Revolution?

They joined the British army to gain their freedom.

The Declaration of Independence stated King George had:

broken a social contract with the people

What was the purpose of Common Sense, American Crisis, and Patrick Henry's "Liberty" speech?

To encourage support of the Patriot cause

Why did British troops march on Concord, Massachusetts in 1775?

To search for a weapnons storehouse

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

A last attempt to keep peace with Britain.

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1
Which one of the following was NOT a result of the Second Continental Congress?
Marines
Continental Army
Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
2
Who said, "I have not yet begun to fight!" when asked to surrender to a British ship?
Francis Marion
George Rogers Clark
Nathaniel Hale
John Paul Jones
3
Which of the following was most common for slaves in the Revolution?
They joined the British army because the pay was higher.
They joined the Patriot army because the pay was higher.
They joined the British army to gain their freedom.
They supported the Patriots to esrn their freedom.
4
Which battle helped Washington keep troops that were about to leave the army?
Princeton
Trenton
Saratoga
Dorchester Heights
5
The Declaration of Independence stated King George had:
too many foreign colonies
not let the colonists practice their own religions
all of these are true
broken a social contract with the people
6
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington
Breed's Hill
Concord
Bunker Hill
7
Who wrote the Declaration of Rights?
Thomas Paine
First Continental Congress
Marquis de Lafayette
Second Continental Congress
8
What was the purpose of Common Sense, American Crisis, and Patrick Henry's "Liberty" speech?
To encourage support of the Patriot cause
To discourage boycotts of British goods
To encourage the British army to leave New York
To increase Southern Loyalist numbers
9
Which European joined the Patriots because he believed in the ideas stated in the Revolution?
Bernardo de Galvez
Marquis de Lafayette
Comte de Rochambeau
Charles Cornwallis
10
Which of the following was NOT a European country that supported the Patriots?
France
Russia
Holland
Spain
11
What battle was considered the turning point in the Revolution?
Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Trenton
12
Who were the Hessians?
Mercanaries hired by Britain
American allies who fought the British in Louisiana
Germans who supported America with financial aid
Prussians hired to train the Americans
13
Which one of the follow was NOT a part of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Spain got Florida
Britain recognized America's independence
France got Louisiana Territory
America's borders were set
14
Why did British troops march on Concord, Massachusetts in 1775?
To search for a weapnons storehouse
To arrest John Hancock
To attack George Washington's troops
To attack the Continental Army
15
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
The treaty to end the Revolution.
A temporary truce between England and America.
A last attempt to keep peace with Britain.
A document the King asked Congress to sign to avoid war.

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