Revolutionary War Causes and Battles

Thomas Paine's purpose for writing "The American Crisis" was to 

• make a final appeal to Great Britain for peace.
• weigh the advantages and disadvantages of going to war.
• define the differences between patriots and Tories.
• inspire the colonists to fight for their independence.

What year did the American Revolution begin 

• 1778
• 1776
• 1775
• 1777

Which is a disadvantage of the British for fighting wars?

• They were fighting on their homeland.
• They were fighting far from home - slow communication, slow supply renewal.
• They were the largest navy in the world.
• George Washington was the Commander of them.

Why would the writings of Mercy Otis Warren be informative to a historian?

• She wrote one of the earliest histories about the Revolutionary War.
• She recorded the proceeding at the Boston Massacre trial.
• She was the first American women to publish a novel set in the colonies.
• She contributed to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

Which action is one way Abigail Adams worked to influence the development of government in the United States?

• By leading a nonviolent march for women's rights
• By conspiring to raise an armed rebellion for women's rights
• By encouraging her husband to support women's rights 
• By voting for representatives that supported women's rights

What major era in U.S. History includes Stamp Act, Yorktown,Boston Tea Party, and Continental Congress?

• Colonial
• Revolutionary 
• Civil War
• Reconstruction 

How did the French aristocrat the Marquis de Lafayette contribute to the American Revolutionary War?

• He provided funding from the French government for the colonists
• He spied on British troops for the colonists
• He commanded troops for the colonists against British forces
• He negotiated the Treaty of on behalf of the colonists

The name the colonists gave to the laws that Britain imposed on the colonies as punishment after the Boston Tea Party. 
1. British troops were sent to Boston. 
2. Massachusetts was put under British control
3. The port of Boston was closed until colonists paid for the tea they destroyed. 

• Tea Act
• Stamp Act
• Intolerable Acts
• Declaratory Acts

The location of the first shot of the American Revolution. This was known as "the shot that was heard around the world."

• Battle of Lexington
• Battle of Ticonderoga
• Battle of Concord
• Battle of Trenton

A way to share news faster within the colonies; delivered by express riders. 

• Committees of Correspondence
• Boycotts
• Stamp Act
• Intolerable Acts