Chapter 6 American Revolution

The first shots of the American Revolution were shot in

• Lexington

• Concord

• Boston

• Philadelphia

America declared its independence on

• July 3, 1775

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1777

• July 2, 1776

What were the advantages that the British had over the colonists?

• More money

• A well trained army

• More people

• All of the above

Another term for a colonist that sided with the British

• a Briter

• a Rebel

• a Loyalist

• an Elitist

Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?

• Valley Forge

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Philadelphia

The British agreed to recognize the U.S. as an independent nation after the victory at

• Saratoga

• Vincennes

• Yorktown

• New York

Which man did not represent the Americans at the peace talks in Paris?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• John Jay

What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?

• Tories

• Separatists

• Patriots

• Loyalists

The French nobleman who became Washington's trusted aide was

• Francis Marion

• Thomas Paine

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Compte de Rochambeau

Loyalist strength was strongest in

• the Ohio River Valley

• New York

• New England

• the Carolinas and Georgia