Many African Americans joined the Patriot fight because they

felt that independence would end slavery.

A detail from the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War was the British gave the Americans

all the land east of the Mississippi River.

Because of the Patriot victory at Saratoga,

the French were inspired to join in the Revolution.

The British lost at Yorktown because they were surrounded by

both French and American forces on all sides.

The Patriot victory at Princeton and Trenton caused

Americans to think they could beat the British.

Many of the British people did not support the war because

it caused taxes to be very high.

The British Navy could not rescue the British Army from the Battle of Yorktown because

the French warships blocked the harbor.

The American’s military strategy changed after 1776 to

a defensive war to exhaust the British

The American Revolution impacted the world by

encouraging other countries to have their own revolutions.

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1
Many African Americans joined the Patriot fight because they
felt that independence would end slavery.
blamed the British for making them slaves.
were paid to join them.
2
A detail from the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War was the British gave the Americans
the right to punish loyalists.
all the land in Canada.
all the land east of the Mississippi River.
3
A weakness of the Patriots during the war was
supply shortages
unfamiliar territory
long travel distances
4
Because of the Patriot victory at Saratoga,
the French were inspired to join in the Revolution.
British General Burgoyne quit the Army.
the British believed that they could still win.
5
The British lost at Yorktown because they were surrounded by
French forces on all sides.
both French and American forces on all sides.
American forces on all sides.
6
The Patriot victory at Princeton and Trenton caused
British troops to flee from New Jersey and New York
Americans to think they could beat the British.
Hessians to join Washington’s Army.
7
George Washington’s spy ring was
the Culper Ring
the Tallmadge Ring
the Correspondence Committee
8
Which group in the southern colonies stopped British victories?
Guerrilla troops
Mercenaries
French soldiers
9
Many of the British people did not support the war because
The king was unpopular.
it caused taxes to be very high.
They wanted to relocate to the colonies.
10
A weakness of the British during the war was
poor leadership
not enough supplies
lack of soldiers
11
The British Navy could not rescue the British Army from the Battle of Yorktown because
Yorktown’s harbor was too shallow for the British ships.
the weather made it unsafe for ships to sail.
the French warships blocked the harbor.
12
The Patriots lost New York, in 1776 due to
unmotivated soldiers
lack of experienced soldiers
poor leadership
13
The American’s military strategy changed after 1776 to
large battles that defeated the British
a defensive war to exhaust the British
stopping supplies from reaching the British
14
The American Revolution impacted the world by
encouraging other countries to have their own revolutions.
making other countries afraid of the Patriot's power.
causing Great Britain to give up other colonies around the world.

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