5th Grade-American Revolution

How many stripes were on the original American Flag?

Most American colonists fought for which country during the French and Indian War?

Who did not participate in the peace negotiations in Paris?

How much was Marquis de Lafayette paid to become one of Washington's military aides?

Which of the following plagued the soldiers of the Continental Army?

What was the French and Indian War called in Europe?

What Patriot became the second president of the United States?

Inventor, Benjamin Franklin, was also an abolitionist. What does that mean?

Which of the following was not one of the 13 colonies?

Most soldier in the Continental Arm were volunteers.

What was Benjamin Franklin's most important role during the war?

The Stamp Act taxed all forms of written documents, including playing cards.

How long was the war?

What was Paul Revere's profession?

Which country was the first European country to declare its support for the Patriots?

On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

The first battle of the war occurred when British troops marched on what city?

What battle helped Ben Franklin convince France to help fight the British?

How Continental soldiers were killed during the war?

Patriots, John Adams and John Hancock, were both from what northern country?

Who is believed to have sewn the first American flag?

What do the stripes on the American Flag represent?

The British hired thousands of soldiers from Germany. They were called...

Thousands of Loyalists fled to what country after the war ended?

What year did the American Revolution begin?

Many German soldiers, hired to fight for the British, remained in America after the war?

When did the Boston Tea Party occur?

Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Why were the Patriots forced to retreat during the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

Who was the highest-ranking American born officer for the British during the French Indian War?

What acts were passed by the British after the Boston Tea Party to punish Massachusetts?