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The American revolution
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The Declaration of Independence was written in the city called
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
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American Revolutionary War general from RI
Nathaniel Greene
Jake Anderson
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
3
Many African Americans supported the Revolution because they
believed it would end slavery
liked to fight
were paid well to fight
spoke French
4
This woman may have sewed the first flag of the US
Molly Sewer
Vanessa Jones
Martha J. Martin
Betsy Ross
5
Colonial Naval Hero
Hairy Naval
Horatio Gates
John Paul Jones
Ethan Naval
6
Americans wanted an alliance with France because
They did not want an alliance with France
Americans needed naval support and weapons
We wanted to be ruled by a French King
The French spoke the same language as Americans
7
He was known as the Swamp Fox
Francis Marion
Walter Fox Swamper
Thaddeus Kosciusko
Jason Fox III
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Helped capture Ft Ticonderoga but then turned traitor(West Pt)
Nathan Hale
Henry Knox
Benedict Arnold
Isaac Williams
9
The colonies wanted independence from Great Britain because
They wanted their own king
he British were not punishing the indians
They were tired of being ruled by this small island nation
The king was out of control
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The
very first shots
of the American revolutionary War were fired at ??
Concord
Princeton
Bunker Hill
Lexington
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Bunker Hill was a …
Victory for the French
Victory for the Americans
Victory for the British
Victory for the Indians
12
The Peace Treaty moved the border to..
The Grand Canyon
The Rocky Mts
The Pacific Coast
The Mississippi River
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This man "saved" Washington's army several times by enginerring river crossings throught the war, especially at Trenton
John Glover
George Cross
John Boatner
Ezra Killi
14
The American Revolution ended in this colony
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
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This Virginian is reported to have written
most
of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Patrick Henry
John Adams
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British General who came up w/ the plan to cut off New England
General John Link
James Armistead
John Burgoyne
Baron Von Stuben
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In the Treaty of Paris of 1783, Americans agreed to…
pay Britain money to leave North America
go to war with France
stay loyal to the British king
pay loyalists for property that they lost
18
Baron Von Steuben was
a Prussian drill master who trained our troops
a ship in the Colonial Navy
The British General at Pearl Harbor
A Spanish leader who helped us
19
Which country was not involved in our Revolution?
France
Italy
Spain
Britain
20
Why did King Louis XVI stay neutral
before
Saratoga?
He was busy fighting the Spanish
He did not want the Americans to win
He did not have the money to give aid
He wanted to know that the Americans could win
21
He was a spy from Connecticut and ”regretted giving his one life for his country”
Ryan Yeadon
Ben Franklin
Nathan Hale
Sawyer Brown
22
This general was in charge of the artillery (big guns) during the war for the Americans
Nathan Hale
Henry Knox
John Adams
Johan Cannon
23
The first
major
battle of the war, which saw over 1400 British and American casualties was.
Yorktown
Trenton
Bunker Hill
Lexington
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He wrote the Crisis
Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Jackson
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
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Colonial general who fought the Indians & British in Ohio area
George Rogers Clark
General Matthew Grossi
Bernado Galvez
John Paul Jones
26
The Marquis de Lafayette , who came to our aid , was a noble from this country
Brazil
France
Russia
Mexico
27
The Battle of Trenton saw the colonial soldiers..
Defeat the British
Defeat the Hessians
be defeated by the French
be defeated by the Hessians
28
The film “ The Crossing” was about ….what battle?
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Yorktown
Cowpens
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This man helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Indepence
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
30
Which woman is said to have followed her husband into war and provided aid during battles?
Sharon Boucher
Molly Pitcher
Betsy Ross
Lauren Gauvin
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What river did Washington cross when he attacked the Hessians at Trenton?
The Delaware
Styx
The Potomac
The Hudson
32
This is city is considered to be the home of the revolution,..where it all began.
New York
Philadelphia
Washington, DC
Boston
33
What country gained Florida as a result of the Treaty of Paris
Great Britain
Spain
The United States
France
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Francis Marion helped to create...??
The Declaration of Independence
The Treaty of Paris
Guerrilla Warefare
The Book of Secrets
