Revolutionary War Review

What document officially ended the Revolutionary War and gave recognition to the new United States of America?

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

• Common Sense

Who stated these famous words: “Gentlemen may cry Peace, Peace, but there is no peace… . as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

What is one reason for writing the Declaration of Independence?

• To end the war with Great Britain

• To protest taxes

• To officially announce the separation from Great Britain

• To encourage Americans to support independence

Who was the American leader during the winter months at Valley Forge?

• King George

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Baron von Steuben

• George Washington

Who was the first person to sign the Declaration?

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

Southern Patriots used what kind of warfare to defeat the British?

• Guerrilla

• Ape

• Orangutan

• Gorilla

Who shot the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”?

• Patriots

• Redcoats

• No One Knows

• Jimmy Neutron

Which of the following is NOT a reason soldiers died at Valley Forge?

• Smallpox

• Starvation

• Lack of resources

• British attack

Which foreign countries helped the Americans be more successful in the Revolution?

• France and Spain

• France and Canada

• France and Mexico

• France and Portugal

Who was the Frenchman who assisted the Patriots in winning the Revolution?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Louis the XIV

• General Burgoyne

• Baron von Steuben