American Revolution 3

Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams were all delegates sent to France for the

• Revolutionary War
• Treatry of Paris 1783
• Battle of Yorktown
• Signing of the Declaration of Independence

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

• Great Britain recognized the 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.

"Here in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory in the Battle of _____ renewed patriots hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world."
"A Crucial American Victory," U.S. National Park Service,
Which of the following best competes this excerpt? 

• Trenton
• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Concord

In 1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his "valor and brilliant services" during the Revolutionary War. Which accomplishment was Congress recognizing?

• Leading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British Invasion
• Preparing the strategy for the American Victory at Yorktown
• Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental Army
• Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy

"Common Sense" was written so that the common man, or the American Colonists, would support the Declaration of Independence. Who was the author?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine
• Patrick Henry
• George Washington 

Where was the Loyalist strength the strongest?

• In New England
• In New York
• In the Carolinas and Georgia
• In the Ohio River Valley

What as the name of the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control?

• Coercive Acts
• Continental Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• Suffolk Resolves

What did John Paul Jones do to receive the Congressional Gold Medal?

•  Leading the evacuation of Washington D.C during the British invasion
•  Preparing the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown
• Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental army
• Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy

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

• Saratoga
• Concord
• Trenton
• Yorktown

One of the major contributions made by Sam Adams during the American Revolution was to 

• organize the Sons of Liberty for the Boston Tea Party. 
• participate in the mob at the Boston Massacre. 
• organize the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. 
• ride horseback to warn the colonists that the British were coming.