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1
What British leader surrendered to General George Washington at Yorktown?
None of the above
Lord Cornwallis
Benedict Arnold
King George III
2
Which battle ended with the British surrender and consequently ended the war?
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Saratoga
3
___________ was created by representatives from 12 of the colonies to decide what to do after the Boston Tea Party
Committees of Correspondence
Sons of Liberty
Continental Congress
Parliament
4
Who was appointed to by the Second Continental Congress to be in command of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
5
Which of the following was an advantage of the British in the American Revolution?
British soldiers were far away from home
British soldiers believed in independence
British soldiers were well trained
British soldiers knew the land well
6
Massachusetts men who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice were called what?
Loyalists
Patriots
Tories
Minutemen
7
The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 in which of the following cities?
Boston
Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia
New York
8
What did the British offer the slaves in return for their help?
Freedom
Land
Food
Money
9
Who wrote Common Sense?
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
William Wipple
Thomas Paine
10
Many colonists protested the Stamp Act with a ______ of British goods.
buyout
tax
tariff
boycott
11
Those who remained loyal to the King during the Revolution were known as what?
None of the above
Loyalists
Patriots
Pacifists
12
Which is Not true about Molly Pitcher?
She joined her husband in battle
Dressed up to look like a man
She brought water to soldiers in battle
Fired Cannons
13
It took 17 days to write the Declaration of Independence. Who wrote it?
George Washingtonc
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
14
"The Shot Heard Around the World" refers to which battle?
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
Boston Massacre
Bunker Hill
15
This man was the patriot hero who eventually became a traitor?
King George
John Adams
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
16
Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to these two cities to stop the British from taking their supplies
Boston and Baltimore
Concord and Lexington
Philadelphia and New York City
Williamsburg and Wilmington
17
Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
Mercy Otis Warren
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
18
Who was the ruler of England during the Revolutionary War?
General Thomas Howe
King Edward
King George III
Queen Elizabeth
19
The Boston Massacre occurred because
the tension was high between the colonists and Native Americans
the tension was so high between the British soldiers and the colonists
the tension was high between the loyalists and patriots
the tension was so high between the French and the British soldiers
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Which battle was a turning point in the war for the colonists because it motivated France to join the colonies?
Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Gettysburg