Revolution 4th grade Socastee

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

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

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

The legislative body that met in Philadelphia and authorized the Declaration of Independence

• Committees of Correspondence
• Parliament
• Continental Congress
• Sons of Liberty

Which American general was dissatisfied with his lack of credit and became an infamous traitor?

• Howe
• Gates
• Greene
• Arnold

What name was given to colonists who favored revolution?

• Loyalists
• Mercenaries
• Lobsterbacks
• Patriots