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1
The American privateer who said, “I have not yet begun to fight...”
John Paul Jones
Benedict Arnold
Patrick Henry
Nathan Hale
2
Most of the fighting early in the war took place
along the frontier.
in the North.
in the South.
at sea.
3
I surrendered at Yorktown.
Benedict Arnold
John Jay
Charles Cornwallis
Benjamin Franklin
4
The Hessians were hired mercenaries [soldiers] from
France
The Netherlands
Germany
Spain
5
This British leader underestimated the patriot's will to fight.
Howe
Leger
Burgoyne
Cornwallis
6
Which idea was
NOT
included in the Declaration of Independence?
All taxes are unfair.
All people are created equal.
All people have certain basic rights.
All governments get their authority from the people.
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This was a disadvantage for the British army.
Britain’s large population.
Britain’s small navy.
The war was fought in America.
The British leaders.
8
These colonists were determined to fight the British for American Independence.
Loyalists
Separatists
Nationalists
Patriots
9
This French soldier was the "Soldier's Friend".
Marquis de Lafayette
John Paul Jones
Francis Marion
Baron Von Steuben
10
The Patriots were forced to endure a winter of terrible suffering at
Saratoga.
Yorktown.
Valley Forge.
Philadelphia.
11
Supplies and reinforcements could not reach the Continental Army because of
lack of money.
British spies.
Native Americans.
a British blockade of American ports.
12
The American army during the Revolution was
made up of hired professional soldiers from Europe.
well trained and fully equipped.
the largest and best in the world.
made up of farmers who fought a few months at a time.
13
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was the
Battle of Trenton.
Battle of Yorktown.
Battle of Saratoga.
Battle of Bunker Hill.
14
The king of Great Britain during the Revolution was
George III
James III
Philip III
Edward III
15
Place where Washington wintered between 1777 and 1778
Philadelphia
New York
Trenton
Valley Forge
16
The Declaration of Independence listed all of the following unalienable rights
EXCEPT
:
money
liberty
life
pursuit of happiness
17
The Declaration of Independence was written in
Yorktown.
Boston.
Philadelphia.
Paris.
18
The Patriot victory at Saratoga was important because
all of the above.
it gained the help of the French to the Patriot side.
it encouraged the Patriots to continue fighting.
it saved New York from falling into British hands.
19
The American Revolution
OFFICIALLY
took place between the following years:
1775-1783
1775-1781
1776-1783
1776-1781
20
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Bernardo de Galvez
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Haym Salomon
21
All of the following helped the United States win independence
EXCEPT
the
colonists’ knowledge of the land.
weakness of the British navy.
strong desire of Americans for independence.
financial aid and military support from France.
22
The Declaration of Independence was
written by the colonists to Parliament and King George III.
written by King George III to the colonists.
written by Parliament to King George III.
laws passed by the American Government.
23
The British set out to capture New York because
New York’s harbor was a perfect port for their huge Navy.
they could cut off the northern from the southern colonies.
the French were stationed there.
it was a perfect port AND would cut off north from south.
24
Commander of the Continental Army
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Thomas Paine
25
These colonists didn't consider unfair taxes and regulations a sufficient cause for rebellion.
Patriots
Loyalists
Nationalists
Separatists
26
Many African Americans fought in the Revolution because they
could serve in all-black units.
were paid to fight.
believed it would end slavery.
were forced to fight.
27
In what battle did the Patriots surprise the over-celebrated, sleepy Hessians in 45 minutes?
Trenton
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
Breed's Hill
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Tactics of sneaking up, attacking, and running away are called...
Fortifications or rebouts
Guerrilla War
Total War
Formal Battle