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Ch 6. The American Revolution
Ch 6. The American Revolution
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The American Journey. Chapter 6: The American Revolution
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1
The militia group that defeated Burgoyne's troops at Bennington, Vermont, was the
Vermont Boys
Hessians
Green Mountain Boys
Minutemen
2
What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?
Tories
Separatists
Loyalists
Patriots
3
In 1777 William Howe captured what city, causing the Congress to flee?
Philadelphia
Boston
New York City
Washington D.C.
4
To spy on the British, which Patriot disguised himself as a Dutch school teacher?
Nathan Hale
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Peter Salem
5
Which Patriot's famous words were "I have not yet begun to fight"?
John Paul Jones
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
Thomas Paine
6
T or F: The American Revolution lasted for 8 years.
False
True
7
The French nobleman who became Washington's trusted aide was
Francis Marion
Thomas Grasse
the Marquis de Lafayette
Benjamin French
8
T or F: the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was not the end of the fighting.
False
True
9
T or F: George Washington was one of the men who represented America at the Paris peace talks.
False
True
10
T or F: At least in one in five of all American colonists were Tories.
True
False
11
The Americans agreed to allow British merchants to collect debts owed to them in the
Treaty of America
Treaty of the Patriots
Treaty of Great Britain
Treaty of Paris
12
In 1780, where did the Patriots suffer their worst defeat of the war?
Charles Town
Yorktown
Trenton
Kings' Mountain
13
T or F: Most of the soldiers in the Continental Army signed up for the duration of the war.
False
True
14
On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at
Germantown
Saratoga
Philadelphia
Trenton
15
The French announced support for the United States after the American victory at
Valley Forge
Saratoga
Philadelphia
Boston