Unit 3: Course of the American Revolution

Question 1

Which strategy was used by the British to keep supplies from getting to the Patriots?

Accepted Answer

Blockade of shipping in and out of the colonies

Question 2

Created to organize resistance to British control across all 13 colonies:

Accepted Answer

Continental Congress

Question 3

Which group fought in the Revolution in exchange for freedom from bondage?

Accepted Answer

Enslaved African Americans

Question 4

Which two battles were important victories that helped American morale early in the war?

Accepted Answer

Trenton and Princeton

Question 5

Cold, lack of warm clothing and food, and sickness were faced by Washington's army at:

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 6

Which of the following was an advantage that the British had during the war?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 7

Which peace treaty ended the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris of 1783

Question 8

Which of the following was an advantage the American (Patriots) had during the war?

Accepted Answer

Fighting on their home ground

Question 9

What did they call sailors who captured enemy ships for profit on behalf of a country?

Accepted Answer

Privateers

Question 10

Which victory won by the Americans with the help of the French navy was the war's final battle?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 11

Document created to explain why the colonies wanted to separate from British control:

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 12

The capture of this city forced the Continental Congress to have to relocate during the war:

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

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