American Revolution

Question 1

This officially ended the war

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris

Question 2

How did taxation lead to trouble between Britain and the colonies?

Accepted Answer

The colonists hated taxation without representation.

Question 3

This sneak attack was the first major colonial victory

Accepted Answer

Crossing of the Delaware

Question 4

What were the British soldiers called?

Accepted Answer

Redcoats

Question 5

The commander in chief of the colonial army was

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 6

Which were the FIRST battles fought in the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Lexington and Concord

Question 7

The British tax on all legal documents/paper was know as the

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 8

Which region had the strongest "spirit of resistance"

Accepted Answer

New England Colonies

Question 9

Women served in the following ways

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

This battle convinced the French to join the colonists

Accepted Answer

Battle of Saratoga

Question 11

The winter at Valley Forge was tough, but allowed the colonial army to regroup

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The Declaration of Independence was drafted primarily by?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 13

Who were the Patriots?

Accepted Answer

Colonists who opposed Britain rule.

Question 14

He helped warn colonists that "the British are coming!"

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere

Question 15

This was the LAST major battle of the American Revolution...."the world turned upside down"

Accepted Answer

Battle of Yorktown

Question 16

The colonists had a strong navy, which was an advantage during the war

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Why did the British government want to tax the American colonists?

Accepted Answer

To repay the French and Indian War

Question 18

The main issue in the dispute between Britain & the colonies was

Accepted Answer

Taxation without representation

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