American Revolution Review Pequeno

Question 1

Who was the presiding officer at the 2nd Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

John Adams

Question 2

After winning which battle did the British learn that defeating the Americans would not be easy

Accepted Answer

Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 3

George Washington's greatest challenge at Valley Forge was keeping...

Accepted Answer

his army together

Question 4

Whose ideas did Jefferson use to write the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 5

The man who turned the ragged Continental Army into a more efficient fighting force was

Accepted Answer

Friedrich von Steuben

Question 6

This battle is considered the turning point in the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

Battle of Saratoga

Question 7

On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at...

Accepted Answer

Trenton

Question 8

A merchant ship that is privately owned and armed with weapons is called a

Accepted Answer

privateer

Question 9

Why was the Continental Army formed?

Accepted Answer

create body to challenge British control

Question 10

What did the Olive Branch Petition ask the king to do?

Accepted Answer

protect colonists' rights

Question 11

The British recognized the U.S. as an independent nation in the

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris

Question 12

Who along with Paul Revere, warned Sam Adams the British were coming?

Accepted Answer

William Dawes

Question 13

What was the name given to the Americans who supported independence?

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 14

Who wrote Common Sense?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 15

Who's famous words are "I have not yet begun to fight"?

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 16

Who led the Green Mountain Boys who captured the British-held Fort Ticonderoga?

Accepted Answer

Ethan Allen

Question 17

Due to George Washington's strategy, Charles Cornwallis was defeated at

Accepted Answer

Battle of Yorktown

Question 18

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 19

The Hessians' main reason for fighting in the war was

Accepted Answer

money

Question 20

Which group did the colonies organize to fight against the British?

Accepted Answer

Continental Army

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