American Revolution

What popular pamphlet was very influential in the colonial push towards independence?

What was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War and where was it?

What Frenchman was Washington's trusted advisor who led US armies during the war?

More Native Americans fought for the colonists because they said they would expand West if they won the war.

Washington and his forces spent the harsh 1777-1778 winter in Trenton following the British capture of Philadelphia.

What city did Washington surprise on Christmas night after crossing the Delaware?

Who were the German mercenaries that Washington surprised on Christmas night, 1776?

Martha Washington sewed the first American flag.

What US general betrayed his country by giving up West Point and commanding British forces?

Who signed the declaration first in large, bold writing?

What battle was a turning point because it influenced Europeans to help the US? Where was it?

What was the first European nation to form an alliance with the US?

What Prussian became a military hero by disciplining the untrained Continental Army?

"All men are created equal" is seen as hypocritical due to slavery existing in America.

What is NOT a section of the declaration?

What European nation helped out the US by fighting the British in the South?

Who wrote the popular pamphlet that was influential in the push towards independence?

What major battle effectively ended the war when Cornwallis surrendered?

Which is NOT a reason for US victory in the war?

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress?

Many slaves ran away to fight for the British under the promise of freedom after the war.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

What was NOT a border of the newly formed US?