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Chapter 6 - 7th Grade Review
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1
What foreign troops helped defeat the British at Yorktown?
Spanish
German
Australian
French
2
Who said, "We shall have a long...and bloody war to go through?
Samuel Adams
Thomas Paine
Dr. Joseph Warren
John Adams
3
He was from Prussia and helped train troops at Valley Forge into a fighting force?
Friedrich Van Steuben
Horatio Gates
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
4
Who was known as the "hair buyer"?
Benedict Arnold
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Hamilton
George Custer
5
The British captured this port-city in South Carolina?
Myrtle Beach
Charles Town
Atlanta
Savannah
6
Due to George Washington strategy, Charles Cornwallis was defeated at the?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Chesapeake Bay
7
He was from Poland and became a General in the war before he died in war in 1779?
Casimir Pulaski
Juan de Miralles
Francis Marion
Marquis de Lafayette
8
Who disguised herself as a man so she could fight with the army?
Dolly Madison
Deborah Sampson
Sarah Lee
Martha Washington
9
When Congress refused to pay soldiers from the American Revolution, who helped resolve the conflict?
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
John Hancock
George Washington
10
How many ships did the Continental Congress order to be built?
2
13
100
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11
He was a United States diplomat in France trying to gain French support in the war?
Benedict Arnold
George Clinton
SIr Darren Waters
Benjamin Franklin
12
What did Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley become known as during the war?
Molly Pitcher
Betty Boop
Doris Day
Jessica Rabbit
13
In general, where was the Loyalist support for Britain the weakest?
Illinois
South Carolina
New England
Pennsylvania
14
What state did Cornwallis retreat to?
Boston
Virginia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
15
The "Swamp Fox", known for his imaginative war tactics, was ____________.
Patrick Henry
Francis Marion
Benedict Arnold
Horatio Gates
16
What were Britain's hired troops called?
Terminators
Communists
Socialists
Hessians
17
What is an ambush?
Surprise Attack
Amnesty
Morning Shubbery
Extreme Weather
18
What was another name for a Loyalist?
Tory
Ally
Siege
Privateer
19
He was from Spain and he helped raise money from Spain, Cuba and Mexico for the war?
Marquis de Lafayette
Francis Marion
Juan de Miralles
Friedrich Von Steuben
20
What does it mean to approve officially?
Lodes
Ratify
Ambush
Vigilanties
21
He was a French commander?
Randy Marsh
William Mitchell
Comte de Rochambeau
Charles Cornwallis
22
Supplies and reinforcements could not reach American harbors because of?
a blockade
Native Americans
British spies
lack of money
23
What was the first state to have an all-black regiment?
South Carolina
Illinois
Georgia
Rhode Island
24
In the early years of the war, how long did many soldiers serve in the Continental Army?
5 years
Duration of the War
15 years
1 year
25
In March 1781, Nathanael Greene's forces met Charles Cornwallis's army at __________?
Durham, North Carolina
Coastal Carolina
Guilford Courthouse
Charles Town, South Carolina
26
Where did Washington and his troops drive the enemy out of on Christmas 1776?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Trenton, New Jersey
Savannah, Georgia
27
The British hired soldiers from what country to fight for them in the war?
Germany
France
United States
Russia
28
Who said, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"?
Patrick Henry
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Black
29
How many ships that the Continental Congress ordered to be built make it to sea?
100
2
13
44
30
What year did the final battle of the war take place?
1776
1781
1775
1789
31
On October 17, 1777, where did General John Burgoyne surrender to the Americans?
Saratoga
Tallahassee
Bunker Hill
Paris
32
He was from France and became a trusted aide to General Washington?
Casimir Pulaski
Patrick Henry
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Marquis de Lafayette
33
Clark led the Patriots to capture this British Port in Illinois?(this town would become Illinois' first capital)
St. Louis
Kaskaskia
Tallahassee
Memphis
34
An American victory at this battle stopped the British plan to separate New England from the rest of the colonies?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Breed's Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
35
What did the term "hair buyer" refer to?
Barber
Settlers' Scalps
British Wigs
Hair Stylist
36
Who led Patriots' victory at Vincennes to help strengthen the American position in the west?
George Rogers Clark
George Washington
Thomas Jackson
Alexander Hamilton
37
The British captured this port-city in Georgia?
Atlanta
Myrtle Beach
Charles Town
Savannah
38
Who was the American Naval hero that raided British ports?
John Wayne
John Paul Jones
John Jay
John Wilkes Booth
39
Which side did more Native Americans fight with during the war?
French
British
Spanish
American
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He was the British commander at Yorktown?
Comte de Rochambeau
William Mitchell
Randy Marsh
Charles Cornwallis
41
A merchant ship that is privately owned and armed with weapons is called a ____________.
privateer
coastal warship
blockade
mayflower
42
What river did Washington and his troops cross on Christmas night 1776?
Hudson River
Mississippi River
Sangamon River
Delaware River
43
When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
December 7, 1941
July 4, 1776
April 12, 1861
September 3, 1783
44
In what document did the British recognize the United States as an independent nation?
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
United States Constitution
Treaty of Paris