Revolutionary War Battles & People

Why did the British march to Lexington?

• to search for gold
• to find slaves
• to find weapons
• to find George Washington

After what battle did the French decide to join the Americans in their fight against the British?

• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Long Island
• Bunker Hill

The colonists who wanted independence from Britain were called

• Patriots
• Loyalists
• Regulars
• Red Coats

What battle is known as "Shot Heard Round the World"?

• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord
• Yorktown
• Charleston 

Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Samuel Adams

What happens after the British are surrounded by the French and colonists in Yorktown, Virginia?

• The British surrender.
• The British retreat to South Carolina.
• The British go to New York.
• The British win the war.

What battle was considered the "turning point" of the war?

• Lexington and Concord
• Yorktown
• Cowpens
• Saratoga

What nation helped the colonists to defeat the British?

• Germany
• Spanish
• French
• Great Britain 

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Button Gwinnett
• Lyman Hall
• George Walton
• Thomas Jefferson

What is the name for the people who OPPOSED (were against) America's independence from England?

• Sons of Liberty
• Patriots
• Regulars
• Loyalists