American Revolution

What action by delegates of the Second Continental Congress suggests a conservative political stance (that they weren't trying to go to war immediately)?

• They agreed to repay Britain for the Boston Tea Party
• They reprimanded South Carolina for its self-serving stance on exports
• They refused to endorse the Suffolk Resolves
• They sought to correct government wrongdoings by issuing the Olive Branch petition in an effort to avoid revolution

The Declaration of Independence was signed on,

• July 4, 1776
• July 4, 1770
• July 4, 1820
• July 4, 1775

The battle of Saratoga was a key victory for the Americans because it

• brought British an offer  of recognition
• brought colonist aid and alliance with France
• prevented fighting from spreading North
• prevented a colonial captain from being captured.

The battle where the most deaths of the Revolutionary War occurred was at the Battle of 

• Valley Forge
• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill

 ____________ is known as a camp with a bitterly cold winter where troops had to survive a small pox epidemic and finally began formal training.

• Valley Forge
• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Bunker Hill

Which of these is a result of the Battle of Yorktown?

• the fighting continued for more than a year
• the war ended within 6 months
• the French withdrew their assistance since it wasn’t needed
• General Cornwallis surrendered

Who did the Continental Congress commission as Commander in Chief?

• Benedict Arnold
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Hancock
• George Washington

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

• Great Britain recognized thee United States as an independent country.
• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
• The British Navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service
• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

Which battle brought the French into the Revolutionary War on the side of the Americans?

• Saratoga
• Concord
• Trenton
• Yorktown

"America may boast that she has accomplished what no power before her ever did, contending with Britain--Captured two of their celebrated Generals and each an Army of thousands of veteran Troops to support them."
-- Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, December 9, 1781
Which of the following is Abigail Adams referring to?

• The American victory at the battle of Yorktown
• The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris by American diplomats.
• The bravery of American soldiers at Valley Forge
• The arrival off French aid after the Battle of Saratoga