Module 4 American Revolution Review

Question 1

Which battle is known as the turning point of the war convincing foreign countries to begin giving help to the Patriots?

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 2

Which Patriot was selected as the commanding general of the Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 3

Who was known as the "Swamp Fox" and their guerilla warfare tactics against the British in the southern colonies?

Accepted Answer

Francis Marion

Question 4

Which foreigner helped bring the Patriots much-needed weapons and led his country&#x27;s troops against Britain in Florida?

Accepted Answer

Bernardo de Galvez

Question 5

Which group shared protest strategies throughout the colonies by writing letters about their plans?

Accepted Answer

Committees of Correspondence

Question 6

Which was the last battle of the war where Patriot and French troops surrounded and forced the British to surrender?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 7

Which law made colonists pay a tax on any written document such as a newspaper or contract?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 8

Which British law or laws closed Boston Harbor until the dumped tea from the Tea Party was paid for?

Accepted Answer

Intolerable Acts

Question 9

At which battle did Washington cross the Delaware River and attack early on the morning after Christmas Day?

Accepted Answer

Trenton

Question 10

What happened on July 4th, 1776?

Accepted Answer

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

Question 11

Who became known as a hero for his raids on British merchant ships and his capture of the British ship, the Serapis?

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 12

Samuel Adams was one of the organizers of this group:

Accepted Answer

Sons of Liberty

Question 13

Which British law forced the colonists to allow soldiers to stay in their homes?

Accepted Answer

Quartering Act

Question 14

Who was the author of the pamphlet Common Sense?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 15

What is the name of the event where British soldiers fired sporadically into a mob of citizens and killed 5 colonists?

Accepted Answer

Boston Massacre

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