American revolution Quiz

^{What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783}

• ^{Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country}

• ^{Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved}

• ^{The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service}

• ^{British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France}

^{Unalienable Rights}

^{• Life}

^{• Liberty}

^{• Pursuit of happiness}

^{The rights listed above were —}

• ^{F. established by a series of Supreme Court decisions}

• ^{G. defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence}

• ^{H. established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution}

• ^{J. defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address}

^{Who was selected commander and chief of the Continental Army?}

• ^{Thomas Jefferson}

• ^{Benjamin Franklin}

• ^{Thomas Paine}

• ^{George Washington}

^{This American victory was the turning point in the war in 1777.}

• ^Saratoga

• ^Yorktown

• ^{Bunker Hill}

• ^{Lexington and Concord}

Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution, known as The First shot heard around the world.

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

^{Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?}

• ^{Benjamin Franklin}

• ^{John Adams}

• ^{Thomas Jefferson}

• ^{Patrick Henry}

^{Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here. The last battle of the American Revolution.}

• ^Saratoga

• ^Yorktown

• ^{Bunker Hill}

• ^{Lexington and Concord}

This member of the Continental Congress helped gain French support for American independence.

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Patrick Henry
• John Adams

The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.

• the Treaty of Paris
• the Constitution
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Virginia Charter

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Soldiers suffered here because of the harsh winter at

• Paris

• Valley Forge

• Rio Grande Valley

• Yorktown