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American Revolution Review
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1
Whose name has come to mean "traitor"?
Benedict Arnold
Charles Cornwallis
Nathaniel Greene
Francis Marion
2
How did Americans react to the situation at Valley Forge?
made Martha beg her husband to come home
sent letters of encouragement to Friedrich von Steuben
they accepted British rule
collected and sent food and supplies
3
Who composed the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
4
Washington's army spent the hard winter of 1777-78 at?
Big Valley
Valley Gorge
Valley Forge
Hudson River Valley
5
Which battle gave the Continental Army much needed artillery?
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Ticonderoga
Saratoga
6
The British chased George Washington into New Jersey after the battle of _________
Long Island
Rhode Island
Staten Island
Chesapeake Bay
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Soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own:
Enlist
Cavalry
Mercenary
Resolution
8
Which country was the first to sign a treaty of alliance with the United States?
Spain
Netherlands
Poland
France
9
Which battle demonstrated the American resolve to fight?
Ticonderoga
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Trenton
10
How long did the American Revolution last?
7 years
9 years
5 years
8 years
11
Which battle was the Americans first major victory and perhaps saved the Revolution?
Ticonderoga
Saratoga
Trenton
Bunker Hill
12
This battle is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
Cowpens
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Lexington
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Signed up for duty:
Draft
Resolution
Inactive Duty
Enlist
14
Why was the battle of Saratoga important?
inspired Native Americans to fight
showed that Loyalists were better fighters
convinced France to stay away
showed Britain that America could win
15
What marked the official end of the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
Cowpens
1782 Paris peace talks
Treaty of Paris
16
Which battle in the Middle States was a major turning point in the Revolution?
Saratoga
Princeton
Long Island
Yorktown
17
What factors led to Cornwallis' decision to surrender at Yorktown?
The French blockaded the Chesapeake Bay
All of the previous
The French and Americans used a siege to wear British down
French and American troops cut off any retreat
18
The last major battle of the American Revolution in which the British surrenderd was
Saratoga
Lexington
Trenton
Yorktown
19
Who envied Washington and wanted his command?
Alexander Hamilton
Baron Freidrich Wilhelm Von Steuben
The Marquis de Lafayette
Horatio Gates
20
Who was the Frenchmen who supplied the Americans with men, ships and resources?
Baron Freidrich Wilhelm Von Steuben
Alexander Hamilton
Horatio Gates
The Marquis de Lafayette
21
Who were the Hessians?
German Mercenaries
The French Calvary
British Soldiers
Minutemen
22
Who was Washington's right hand man during the Revolution?
Alexander Hamilton
Nathaniel Greene
Horatio Gates
Ethan Allen
23
Who trained Washington's troops at Valley Forge?
Baron Freidrick Von Steuben
The Marquis de Lafayette
Horatio Gates
Benedict Arnold
24
Which of the following was a goal of the American Revolution?
Independence
All the above
Egalitarianism
Liberty