Who were mercenaries?

soldiers who are paid to fight for another country

What happened in the Battle of Yorktown?

the British were trapped and forced to surrender

George Washington lead troops in the:

French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War

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1
Colonists who wanted to separate from Britain were called:
Loyalists
Patriots
Warriors
Mercenaries
2
Who wrote two famous pamphlets during the Revolution era?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Paul Revere
3
Who were mercenaries?
civilians who are paid to fight for their own country
civilians who are paid to fight for another country
soldiers who are paid to fight for their own country
soldiers who are paid to fight for another country
4
Which battle was the major turning point of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
5
Who spoke out on behalf of women and slaves during the Revolution?
John Adams
Abigail Adams
Betsy Ross
Thomas Jefferson
6
Who was the American traitor in the Revolution?
William Dawes
Charles Cornwallis
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
7
Who created the first political cartoon?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Paul Revere
Ben Franklin
8
Who was the commander of the British troops and surrendered in the Battle of Yorktown?
George Rogers Clark
Charles Cornwallis
King George III
Paul Revere
9
Who was the ruler of England that tried to keep the colonists under his control?
George Washington
King Thomas III
General Cornwallis
King George III
10
Which battle forced the British to give up their plan of taking over North Carolina?
Battle of Kings Mountain
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
11
Who was sent to protect the Americans west of the Appalachians?
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
George Rogers Clark
12
Who warned the colonists that the British were on their way to Lexington?
Nathanael Greene
Edward Braddock
Paul Revere
George Rogers Clark
13
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Charles Cornwallis
14
What was one thing the Declaration of Independence stated?
all men are created equal
all countries are created equal
all women are created equal
all Americans are created equal
15
Colonists who supported Britain were called:
Loyalists
Patriots
Soldiers
Warriors
16
What happened in the Battle of Yorktown?
the French were trapped and forced to surrender
the British were trapped and forced to surrender
the British and French troops attacked the Americans
the Americans were trapped and force to surrender
17
George Washington lead troops in the:
the Civil War and the Revolutionary War
the Revolutionary War and World War II
French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War
French and Indian War and the Civil War

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