The Battles of the American Revolution

Question 1

What was it like at Valley Forge?

Accepted Answer

cold, diseased, and low morale

Question 2

Who became the Father of the Navy after the Battle of the Serapis

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 3

Where did Washington and his troops stay during the winter of 1777?

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 4

Why did Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

He was surrounded by colonial and french troops

Question 5

Name that American traitor.

Accepted Answer

Benedict Arnold

Question 6

Used guerrilla tactics and won the Battle of Cowpens.

Accepted Answer

Daniel Morgan

Question 7

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 8

Which treaty ended the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Paris 1783

Question 9

The Last Battle of the American Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 10

Which statement is NOT a reason for American victory?

Accepted Answer

British support

Question 11

Who was Deborah Sampson?

Accepted Answer

American soldier disguised as a man

Question 12

Stated..."I have not yet begun to fight!"

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 13

Nathan Hale was executed for being...

Accepted Answer

a spy

Question 14

1.What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Lexington and Concord

Question 15

Who did the delegates decide would be the leader of the new Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 16

Which statement describes what happened to the property of the loyalists after the war?

Accepted Answer

The loyalists lost their property

Question 17

Leader of the Continental Army in the South

Accepted Answer

Nathaniel Greene

Question 18

Why was the battle of Saratoga important?

Accepted Answer

It proved to Europe that the Americans could win

Question 19

What type of warfare was used by the Americans?

Accepted Answer

Guerrilla Warfare

Question 20

Who proposed a resolution to the Continental Congress to declare independence

Accepted Answer

Richard Henry Lee

Question 21

When did Washington cross the Delaware to secretly attack the Hessians?

Accepted Answer

December 25, 1777

Question 22

Which pamphlet did Thomas Paine write to inspire troops at Valley Forge?

Accepted Answer

The Crisis

Question 23

Who won the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

The Americans

The Battles of the American Revolution

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