American Revolution

Which pamphlet did Thomas Paine write to encourage the colonist to fight for independence from Britain?

• The Crisis
• Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence
• Unalienable Rights

What was significant about the battle of Saratoga?

• Led to an alliance between Americans and Native Americans
• Led to an alliance between Americans and French
• Caused British troops to withdraw from America
• Caused the British to seek a treaty with America

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams
• George Washington
• Thomas Paine
• Thomas Jefferson

Who commanded the Continental Army?

• Sam Adams
• John Hancock
• Benedict Arnold
• George Washington

How were the Americans able to defeat the British after Saratoga?

• Better trained soldiers
• Help and Assistance of the French
• A superior navy
• Assistance of Hessian mercenaries

What document signaled the official end of the war?

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

After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed this set of laws in order to punish Massachusetts.

• Proclamation of 1863
• Sugar and Stamp Acts
• Writs of Assistance
• Intolerable Acts

Which battle started the American Revolution?

• Battle of Yorktown
• Trenton and Princeton
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord

Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Lexington
• Battle of Concord
• Battle of Saratoga

What did the Americans do to protest British taxes?

• Send goods back
• boycotts
• cry
• yell at British soldiers