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review for the Revolutionary War
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1
Why was signing the Declaration of Independence dangerous?
wasn't dangerous
would go to jail
signers could be hanged
war would finally begin
2
Who was the French general Washington respected & loved like a son?
General Cornwallis
Marquis De Lafayette
Baron Von Steuben
Patrick Henry
3
Which of the following was the "turning point" of the Revolution?
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
Trenton
Saratoga
4
When soldiers were in a bad winter, cold, starving, and dying of disease, this was when?
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
Valley Forge
Lexington & Concord
5
What is the document that ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense pamphlet
6
Those who signed the Declaration of Independence were considered what and could be hung?
rebels
traitors
Patriots
loyal
7
What reason did African Americans want to fight in the Revolutionary War?
Peter Salem told them to fight
British Army made them
King George III wanted them to be spies
hoped after the war they'd be free
8
Why did Thomas Paine's pamphlet convince people they should separate from England?
It proposed a peaceful solution to colonies for being loyal
predicted the defeat of the Americans
it was easy to understand & persuasive
It was a legal document.
9
Who said, " ...give me liberty or give me death" ?
Patrick Henry
Peter Salem
James Armistead
Crispus Attucks
10
Which ways show how women helped during the war?
sold eggs & wheat to British
built ditches and made weapons
leaving country to find allies
nursing, bringing supplies, & food to man
11
Which two European countries were allies of the Americans?
French & Indians
French & Spanish
Italians & Swiss
Dutch & Germans
12
Who came from France and helped George Washington at Valley Forge?
Bernardo de Galvez
Francis Marion
Marquis de Lafayette
John Paul Jones
13
Which battle is when Washington crossed the Delaware river on Christmas night?
Saratoga
Trenton
Valley Forge
Lexington & Concord
14
What was the result of the Americans and British signing the Treaty of Paris?
American was now an independent country
France would rule the colonies
George Washington became President
war would keep going until British quit
15
Who were the German mercenaries who worked for the British during the war?
Patriots
Hessians
Loyalists
Hesse
16
Who wrote poems supporting independence from Britain & against slavery?
Phyllis Wheatley
Martha Washington
Deborah Sampson
Molly Pitcher
17
Which of the following did Patrick Henry say?
I have not yet begun to fight
No taxation without represenation
give me liberty or give me death
don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes
18
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Lexington & Concord
Trenton
19
What was an effect of the Battle of Saratoga?
British hired more Hessians
British took Hudson River over
Americans took Lake Champlain from British
France became America's ally
20
What is Mary Ludwig Hayes famous for?
protesting against war giving speeches
making weapons for war
spying for the Continental Army
fighting in the war for her husband
21
Where was it that Ethan Allen & the Green Mountain Boys were able to get cannons for war?
Fort Ticonderoga
Valley Forge
Saratoga
Trenton
22
Why did Patriots win at Yorktown?
they surrounded British by land and sea
Cornwallis was tired after chasing Nathaniel Greene
Francis Marion & George Rogers Clark attacked
Patriots could fight well in the South
23
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Ben Franklin
George Washington
24
Who is the German officer who helped train soldiers at Valley Forge?
Baron von Steuben
Francis Marion
George Rogers Clark
John Paul Jones
25
Which is the reason France agreed to be an ally for the Americans?
Americans had helped France during French & Indian war
France was an enemy of British
France was under control of British
France was worried Americans would fight them
26
Why was Benjamin Franklin in France during the Revolution?
he was trying to convince France to be an ally
wanted to avoid being in the army
didn't want to fight king of England
didn't believe we should fight a war
