American Revolution

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

Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter encampment?

• Valley Forge
• Princeton
• Bunker Hill
• Trenton

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

Where did George Washington and his troops surprise an encampment of German Hessians? 

• Trenton
• Savannah
• Princeton
• Boston

What name was given to colonists who favored revolution?

• Loyalists
• Mercenaries
• Lobsterbacks
• Patriots

Which battle ended the British occupation of New England and convinced France to join the Americans?

• Vincennes
• Saratoga
• Yorktwon
• Serapis

What document signaled the official end of the war?

• Common Sense
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Paris
• Rights of Man