Revolutionary War Review

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Which of the following is the most significant result for the colonies winning Revolutionary War?

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It resulted in our freedom and ability to govern ourselves.

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How would you describe the winter at Valley Forge?

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cold and challenging

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Which of the following distinguished the Battle of Saratoga from previous Revolutionary battles?
Options:
It was the first time the Americans used spies.
Americans became aware of the British atrocities.
Its success led to an important foreign alliance.
It was Benedict Arnold's first battle.

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Its success led to an important foreign alliance.

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Whom did the Second Continental Congress appoint as commander of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

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Which of the following best describes the minutemen?

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Continental soldiers ready for battle at a minute's notice.

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Which is the best description of a revolution? Options: a formal agreement, a change in government, hired soldiers, a compromise

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a change in government

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Which is the best description of treason? Options: committing a crime against your country, a sudden and complete change in government, hiring soldiers from other countries, forming an alliance with another country

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committing a crime against your country

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Who wrote "Common Sense"?

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Thomas Paine

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Which British general surrendered at Yorktown?

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Charles Cornwallis

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Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution? Yorktown and Williamsburg, Saratoga and New York, Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill and Lexington

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Lexington and Concord