PEP Week 7 War for Independence (CCMS4)

The British won the Battle of _______________________ and gained control of Boston. This was also called Breed’s Hill.

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

______________________ made his famous “Midnight Ride” on the night of April 18, 1775, warning people that the British were coming.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

The location at ___________________ was a turning point in the American Revolution. Washington and his army hunkered down here in the cold of winter; they didn’t have enough food, shelter, clothing, or supplies.

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

The Continental Army won a huge victory against the British at the Battle of ____________________ in New York.

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

____________________ was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Paul Revere

____________________ created the Albany Plan for the 13 colonies.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

General Cornwallis of the British surrendered at the Battle of _____________________.

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

The colonists led ____________ against the Stamp Act by writing letters and giving speeches.

• protests

• boycotts

• riots

Paul Revere borrowed a friend’s horse and travelled as fast as he could to warn ______________ and _____________ that the British soldiers were coming to arrest them.

• Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

• John Adams and Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams and John Hancock

The victory at the Battle of Saratoga convinced the ___________ to support the United States in the war against Great Britain.

• French

• Spanish

• Native Americans