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The American Revolution
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Where did the Continental Army camp outside of Philadelphia?
Trenton
Valley Forge
Saratoga
Princeton
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Battle in New York where Patriots created obstacles and surprised attack British as they tried to get through obstacles
Saratoga
Dorchester Heights
Fort Sackville
Valley Forge
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American naval officer ; famous victory was the defeat of the British warship, Serapis.
Alexander Hamilton
Benedict Arnold
John Paul Jones
George Rogers Clark
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George Washington;
general who lost at the battle of Yorktown.
wealthy french officer who donated a ship and money.
commander of the Continental Army.
famous naval officer who beat the British ship Serapis.
5
Commander of group of guerilla soldiers in S.C., used surprise raids against British communication and supply lines
Bernardo de Galvez
Henry Knox
Francis Marion
Charles Cornwallis
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What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Trenton
Yorktown
Brandywine
Lexington
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A pamphlet that criticized monarchies and convinced American colonists of the need to break away from Great Britain:
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
Olive Branch Petition
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Last major battle of Rev. War, Cornwallis surrounded by French & U.S. troops on land, French navy blocked water escape
Concord
Yorktown
Dorchester Heights
Valley Forge
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Robert Newman will display ____ lantern if British arrive by land and ____ lantern if British row across the harbor.
1, 2
1, 3
2, 3
2, 1
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Battle of Trenton:
New Jersey battle where Patriots captured Hessian troops
First battle of the American Revolution fought in Boston
battle where Patriots tricked British with campfires
Last battle of Revolution, where British suffer huge loss
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Which nation helped the United States win the American Revolution?
Germany
Portugal
France
Great Britain
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American Revolutionary soldier and frontier leader, that encouraged Indian leaders to remain neutral
Henry Knox
Benedict Arnold
Patrick Henry
George Rogers Clark
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Thomas Paine:
author of the Olive Branch Petition
main delegate at the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress
author of pamphlet, Common Sense
main author of the Declaration of Independence
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Hessians:
German soldiers hired by the British to help fight during Amer. Rev.
colonial militia who were ready to fight at minute's notice
soldiers from all 13 colonies that formed the Continental Army
British soldiers who wore red uniforms
15
Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" is known for disguising as soldier and taking a bullet from her leg during a battle.
False
True
16
The final battle of the American Revolution:
Bunker Hill
Dorchester Heights
Yorktown
Concord
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Battle of Bunker Hill:
first battle fought in the Boston area
Boston battle that showed colonists could fight well against British army
last major battle of the American Revolution
battle where Patriots defeated Hessian troops in New Jersey at Christmas
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Marquis de Lafayette:
governor of the Spanish Louisiana, ally to Patriots
naval commanding officer who captured British ship Serapis
French statesman and officer who helped finance Revolution.
Revolutionary war hero who is also commander of the Continental Army
19
The battle of Princeton the Continental Army set up campfires, hid in woods, British attacked, Patriots surrounded them
True
False
20
All of the following are reasons why soldiers died at Valley Forge, EXCEPT:
Exposure to the weather
Diseases
Battle injuries
Starvation
21
General in Continental Army who turned traitor when he joined the British Army:
Nathaniel Greene
William Howe
Alexander Hamilton
Benedict Arnold
22
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
23
Prussian soldier who helped train American forces at Valley forge in the Revolutionary war:
Bernardo de Galvez
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Jean-Baptiste comte de Rochambeau
John Paul Jones
24
General Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River during Thanksgiving.
True
False