Revolutionary War Battles

Multiple Choice

The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at ________________.

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

• Cowpens

• Lexington and Concord

Multiple Choice

In this battle, the Patriots were forced to surrender because they were running out of ammunition. The Patriots were told, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle at Kings Mountain

• Battle at Cowpens

• Lexington and Concord

Multiple Choice

The British wanted to capture the Sons of Liberty at

• Cowpens

• Bunker Hill

• Lexington

• Yorktown

Multiple Choice

This battle was a turning point in the war for the Patriots because the French were convinced that the Americans could win the war. The French sent money, supplies, and their navy to help the Americans fight the British.

• Yorktown

• Kings Mountain

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

Multiple Choice

This battle was a surprise attack on Christmas Day in 1776.

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

• Trenton

• Saratoga

Multiple Choice

One effect of this battle was that Spain and France gave support to the Patriot cause.

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Trenton

Multiple Choice

Where Washington's troops spent the winter of 1777-early 1778.

• Philadelphia

• New York

• Bunker Hill

• Valley Forge

Multiple Choice

This was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War, and gave the Patriots victory.

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Yorktown

• Valley Forge

Multiple Choice

Check all that apply. Events of Valley Forge include:

• Over 2,000 soldiers died

• Washington injected his men with small pox

• Baron von Steuben drilled and trained the soldiers

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

This battle was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Princeton

• Yorktown

Multiple Choice

This battle was a turning point in the war for the Patriots because the French were convinced that the Americans could win the war. The French sent money, supplies, and their navy to help the Americans fight the British.

• Yorktown

• Kings Mountain

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

Multiple Choice

This was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. The French navy blocked the harbor in Virginia and Cornwallis and his men could not be rescued. They were forced to surrender.

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• Siege of Charleston

Multiple Choice

This was signed two years after the Battle of Yorktown and officially ended the war.

• Treaty of Versailles

• Peace of Paris