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1
What document officially ended the Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Rights
The Olive Branch Petition
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This was the first major win for the Patriots and encouraged many to keep fighting.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Trenton
Saratoga
3
In what colony is Yorktown?
New York
North Carolina
Virginia
New Jersey
4
He led the war at sea. Was an outlaw and from Scotland
George Washington
John Paul Jones
George Rogers Clark
Marquis de Lafayette
5
This guy trained American troops and quickly turned them into a fighting force.
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Bernardo de Galvez
The Swamp Fox
6
Who planned on freeing slaves if they fought for them?
British
Patriots
7
These people fought for pay rather than loyalty
mercenaries
patriots
The Sons of Liberty
loyalists
8
What was NOT one of the difficulties at Valley Forge?
Army was Constantly attacked by native Americans
little food or water
Army lacked shelter, clothing and supplies
Disease was wide spread
9
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
The Swamp Fox
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Adams
10
Who wrote "Common Sense"
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
John Adams
11
This battle encouraged foreign countries to join the fight.
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Trenton
12
This is where the "Shot Heard Round the World" happened...
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
13
Why did the British march to Lexington and Concord?
They needed shelter
Start a war
Seize weapons
They were searching for George Washington
14
These colonists chose to fight for independence from Great Britian
Loyalist
Patriots
15
The first major battle of the war was...
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
Battle of Yorktown
16
Where was Guerrilla Warfare mainly practiced?
West of the Appalachian Mountains
The Northern Colonies
Out at Sea
The Southern Colonies
17
What did the Second Continental Congress NOT do?
Drafted the Declaration of Independence
Asked George Washington to become president
Put together the Continental Army
Signed the Olive Branch Petition
18
These were colonists who chose to side with the British
Patriots
Loyalists
19
He gave $200,000 of his own money and brought ships and soldiers to help win the war.
George Washington
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
Bernardo de Galvez
20
Who led the campaign west of the Appalachian Mountains?
George Rogers Clark
John Paul Jones
Native Americans
Marquis de Lafayette
21
This document argued that citizens, not Kings and Queens, should make laws
Declaration of Rights
Common Sense
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
22
Who was known as "The Swamp Fox"?
Comte de Rochambeau
John Paul Jones
George Washington
Francis Marion
23
The ideals of the Declaration of Independence did not include these 3 groups of people.
Native Americans
White men
Women
African Americans
24
Where did the Patriots shelter during the winter of 1777?
The Appalachian Mountains
Fort Ticondaroga
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
25
This battle was fought on Christmas night against Hessians.
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Trenton
Concord and Lexington
The Battle of Bunker Hill
26
At which battle did the British surrender?
Yorktown
Trenton
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
27
He was the general of the Continental Army
Horatio Gatess
George Rogers Clark
John Paul Jones
George Washington
28
How would the war in the southern colonies be described?
civil
unforgiving
brutal
kinder
29
Which British general had to surrender at Yorktown?
Cornwallis
Benedict Arnold
Rachambeau
Washington
30
He said, "The welfare of America is closely bound up with the welfare of mankind".
Marquis de Lafayette
George Washington
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Bernardo de Galvez
31
The First Continental Congress did NOT do this...
Continued to boycott
Told continental militias to prepare for war
Drafted the Declaration of Rights
Drafted the Declaration of Independence
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A year into the war, did the Patriots WIN more battles or LOSE more battles?
THEY WON!
THEY LOST!
