American Revolution FINAL

Which major battle caused the British to lose hope and give up the effort to defeat the Americans?

• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Trenton
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Long Island

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams
• George Washington
• Thomas Paine
• Thomas Jefferson

In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?

• Closed the Boston Harbor
• Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
• Held a seaside tea party
• Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors

Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter encampment?

• Valley Forge
• Princeton
• Bunker Hill
• Trenton

What name was given to colonists who opposed the war with Britain?

• Patriots
• Hessians
• Loyalists
• Writs

Who commanded the Continental Army?

• Henry Knox
• John Hancock
• Benedict Arnold
• George Washington

Where did George Washington and his troops surprise an encampment of German Hessians? 

• Trenton
• Savannah
• Princeton
• Boston

What event did Paul Revere memorialize in a wood carving?

• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

Who defended the Boston soldiers in court following the Boston Massacre?

• Sam Adams
• John Hancock
• James Otis
• John Adams

The French nobleman who accompanied Washington for most of the war and lobbied for the French King to help the Americans

• Montcalm
• Lafayette
• Cornwallis
• Howe