Revolutionary War

What document declared that all men are created equal?

• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Declaration of Independence
• Declaratory Act

Which of the following is true about American support at the start of the war?

• All Southerners were Loyalists
• About 90% of Americans were neutral
• People in cities strongly supported the war
• About 40-45% of colonists were Patriots

What were Hessians?

• German soldiers hired by the British to fight for them.
• Mercenaries hired by Loyalists to fight on their behalf.
•  Guerilla fighters who attacked the British in the South.
• Slaves who fought on the British side to gain freedom.

A main disadvantage for the British during the war was

• They did not have a big enough army
• They were not very well trained
• They were fighting far from home
• They had to fight most of the Native Americans

Which of the following was an advantage for the Colonists at the start of the Revolutionary war?

• Well trained army
• A divided enemy
• Well supplied army
• A knowledge of the land

What was the major purpose of writing the Declaration of Independence?

• To get loyalists to think twice about which side they chose.
• To encourage more patriots to enlist in the Army to fight the British
• To show other countries like France why the colonists feel the need to rebel
• To get Parliament to understand the colonists’ feelings about King George

What happened on April 19, 1775?

• The Declaration of Independence was signed in New York
• The first shots of the Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord
• The British surrendered and the new Nation was formed
• The Americans fired cannons at Fort Ticonderoga

The early battles of the Revolutionary war were fought

• In the New England colonies
• In the Middle colonies
• In the Southern colonies
• In the Backcountry

The battles during the middle of the Revolutionary war were fought mainly in

• In the New England colonies
• In the Middle colonies       
• In the Southern colonies
• In the Backcountry

Why did the British strategy of capturing cities not end the war?

• Most Patriots did not live in cities
• There were too many cities to capture
• Most of the Patriots were in cities
• The biggest cities were too far from the coast