American Revolution

Question 1

At what battle was the shot heard around the world?

Accepted Answer

Lexington/Concord

Question 2

Where did the British Surrender?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 3

The final battle of the Revolutionary War was the battle of ____________________

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 4

Those who stayed loyal to the King were called loyalists or?

Accepted Answer

Tories

Question 5

What is/are an outcome (s) of the Boston Massacre?

Accepted Answer

all are outcomes

Question 6

How long were enlistments in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

1 year

Question 7

What was the name of the pamphlet that encouraged independence?

Accepted Answer

Common Sense

Question 8

The worst loss for the Continental Army was the battle at_______________

Accepted Answer

Camden

Question 9

After the Revolutionary War, American boundaries extended all the way to the Mississippi River

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

The Revolutionary War was indirectly caused by________________

Accepted Answer

The French/Indian War

Question 11

The British started to tax the colonist because

Accepted Answer

Britain was in extreme debt from the French/Indian War

Question 12

France and Spain helped the American Colonists during the Revolutionary War

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

General Cornwallace surrendered at _____________ ending the Revolutionary War

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 14

What was the battle that is considered the turning point of the war?

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 15

What is considered the first battle of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Lexington/Concord

Question 16

What was the formal treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris

Question 17

The idea that everyone has the right to self-Govern is called?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Question 18

Not allowing the colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Mtns. was part of the______________

Accepted Answer

Proclamation of 1763

Question 19

Local troops that supported the Continental Army were?

Accepted Answer

Militias

Question 20

At which event was the Declaration of Independence written?

Accepted Answer

2nd Continental Congress

Question 21

England's _______ _________ to win the French/Indian war put them in severe debt

Accepted Answer

Blank Check

Question 22

George Washington led the attack on ____________ on Christmas day 1776

Accepted Answer

Trenton

Question 23

What was the American advantage during the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

The knew the land better which allowed for a defensive fight

Question 24

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are examples of man's _______________

Accepted Answer

Natural Rights

Question 25

George Washington's war experience came from what war?

Accepted Answer

French/Indian War

Question 26

What did the Declaration of Independence actually do?

Accepted Answer

Declared Independence for America from England

Question 27

The British marched to Lexington/Concord to______________

Accepted Answer

Both 2 and 3

Question 28

Which country supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 29

The Commander of the Colonial Army was_______________

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 30

Who fought in the French/Indian War?

Accepted Answer

French and Indians vs. the British

Question 31

The Continental Army saw many victories in the first year (1776) of the Revolutionary War

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

The #1 significance of the successes at the battles at Trenton and Princeton was?

Accepted Answer

Boosted patriot morale, realizing they could win

Question 33

Government approval by the people is called?

Accepted Answer

Popular Sovereignty

Question 34

The Declaration of Independence included____________

Accepted Answer

Included all of these

Question 35

England hired mercenaries to help fight the Continental Army called______________

Accepted Answer

Hessians

Question 36

What battle coined the famous phrase "don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes"?

Accepted Answer

Bunker Hill

Question 37

What percent of the colonist read the pamphlet Common Sense?

Accepted Answer

75%

Question 38

Title of the Political Cartoon with a snake cut in sections promoting American unification

Accepted Answer

Join or Die

Question 39

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 40

The Albany Union Plan was the first idea to?

Accepted Answer

Unify the colonial militias into one army

Question 41

America's first propaganda poster depicted what event?

Accepted Answer

Boston Massacre

Question 42

The Declaration of Independence was written during the________________

Accepted Answer

2nd Continental Congress

Question 43

How many delegates signed the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

56

Question 44

What battle is considered the turning point in the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 45

What was the worst American loss of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Camden

Question 46

What was the first tax that triggered colonial protest?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 47

What year was the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

1783

Question 48

In what way were women involved in the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Other Tea Parties like in Boston

Question 49

What was the group that led protests against the British?

Accepted Answer

Sons of Liberty

Question 50

What was the piece of land that the French/Indian War was fought over?

Accepted Answer

Ohio River Valley

Question 51

Who had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

John Hancock

Question 52

George Washington led soldiers across the Delaware River to attack ___________at night

Accepted Answer

Trenton

Question 53

The winter spent at Valley Forge in 1777 killed 2000 and almost cost the Americans the war.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 54

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 55

Slaves who fought for the Continental Army were granted freedom

Accepted Answer

False

Question 56

Who was the author of Common Sense?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 57

What tactics did the Continental forces use in fighting the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Guerilla

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