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Why did most African Americans choose to fight in the Revolutionary War?

• They wanted new lands.
• They wanted to be British citizens.
• They signed a treaty.
• They were promised their freedom.

What African American spy helped George Washington in the Revolutionary War?

• Nathan Hale
• James Armistead
• Peter Salem
• John Paul Jones

Who was the naval commander who said, "I have not yet begun to fight?"

• Nathan Hale
• James Armistead
• Peter Salem
• John Paul Jones

Who is known as the female Paul Revere?

• Deborah Sampson
• Molly Pitcher
• Sybil Ludington
• Phillis Wheatley

Who gained fame by carrying pitchers of water to the soldiers?

• Deborah Sampson
• Molly Pitcher
• Sybil Ludington
• Phillis Wheatley

Who pretended to be a man and fought in the war?

• Deborah Sampson
• Molly Pitcher
• Sybil Ludington
• Phillis Wheatley

Who was the first female African American published poet who wrote to support the patriots?

• Deborah Sampson
• Molly Pitcher
• Sybil Ludington
• Phillis Wheatley

Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army?

• Washington
• Von Steuben
• Lafayette
• Nathan Hale

Who taught the soldiers better fighting techniques at Valley Forge?

• Washington
• Von Steuben
• Lafayette
• Nathan Hale

Who bravely said, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country," before being hung?

• Washington
• Von Steuben
• Lafayette
• Nathan Hale