American Revolution

These were colonists who could prepare to fight in a very short period of time.

• Redcoats
• Lobster backs
• Minutemen
• Loyalists

He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• Bob
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

During the war African Americans

• stayed on plantations and kept out of the war
• ran away and joined both sides
• only fought for the Americans
• only fought for the British

The British sent troops to Concord to

• capture weapons stored there
• attack George Washington’s troops
• take Fort Ticonderoga
• try to capture John Paul Jones

Yorktown

• Winter encampment where soldiers suffered from cold, hunger, and disease
• Was the final major battle of the Revolution
• George Washington led his troops across the Delaware river to attack
• Patriots held off the British until they ran out of ammunition

Declaration of Independence

• Kept the British from splitting New England from the other colonies
• Thomas Paine said kings were nonsense
• Stated that the American colonies were no longer part of Britain
• The agreement ending the Revolution

Which battle was the turning point in the American Revolution?

• The Battle of Yorktown
• The Battle of Saratoga
• The Battle of Bunker Hill
• The Battle of Trenton

Which country started supporting the United States after the Battle of Saratoga?

• Great Britain
• Germany
• France
• Russia

Who was the general of the Colonial Army and was elected as our first president?

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Lord Cornwallis

• George Jones

This person became known for his famous speech just before the Revolutionary War. He said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"

• George Washington
• Patrick Henry
• Paul Revere
• Benedict Arnold