Battles of the Revolution

The main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to-

• Declare war on Great Britain

• Force Spain to support the Revolutionary War

• Convince Great Britain to abolish slavery

• State the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain

Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point in the Revolutionary War?

• Americans were defeated by the British.

• American Indians sided with the Loyalists.

• France stopped supplying the American army.

• Americans gained confidence that they could defeat Britain.

Following the U.S. victory at the Battle of Saratoga, the Americans were helped by-

• A brief interruption of hostilities

• An open military alliance with France

• A call in Parliament for an end to the war

• Canadian volunteers who joined their cause

What was the significance of Valley Forge?

• Gained confidence/skills
• To conquer a British camp
• To end the American Revolution
• To pass government

First Battle of the American Revolution 

• Saratoga 
• Valley Forge 
• Lexington and Concord 
• Yorktown

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Which battle is considered the Turning Point of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Trenton
• Battle of Saratoga
• Lexington & Concord
• Battle of Bunker Hill

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The ______________ had the British recognize the US as an independent nation.

• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Proclamation of 1763
• Crisis

Who was the volunteer from France who became Washington’s trusted aide?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Francis Marion
• Marquis de Lafeyette
• Thomas Pain

General Cornwallis surrenders to General Washington during this battle 

• Yorktown
• Lexington and Concord
• Saratoga
• Bunker Hill

First Battle of the American Revolution 

• Saratoga 
• Valley Forge 
• Lexington and Concord 
• Yorktown