Chapter 4: The American Revolution Test

Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as...

• Redcoats
• Patriots
• Loyalists
• Whigs

Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point for the Patriots?

• The Patriots gained the support of France.

• The Patriots saved the army from losing enlisted men.

• The Patriots got a Prussian to train the Continental Army.

• The Patriots realized they did not need foreign allies.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• George Washington

Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense led many colonists to

• reject Enlightenment ideas.

• challenge British rule and support the Patriot cause

• understand the good sense of monarchy.

• become loyalists

The Battle of Yorktown...

• convinced colonists to comply with British rule.
• allowed the French to gain colonial territory.
• showed the British that they could defeat the Patriots.
• was the last major battle of the American Revolution.

Which of these was NOT a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• The Americans could settle and trade west to the Mississippi River.

• The American revolution was officially over.

• Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States.

• Land west of the thirteen colonies was given to France.

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that laws should be made by...

• kings and queens.
• citizens.
• church leaders.
• male landowners.

Common Sense, a pamphlet written by ____________________, inspired colonial leaders to challenge British authority.

• Thomas Paine

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

The winter at ____________________ was a difficult time for the Continental Army because the soldiers lacked protection and supplies.

• Fort Schuyler

• Valley Forge

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Transylvania Castle

Which major battle did George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River & surprise attack the Hessian mercenaries on Christmas Night 1776.

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Camden