American Revolution

american colonists who fought for freedom

• militia

• seize

• Patriots

• Loyalists

withdraw of enemy forces

• retreat

• militia

• seize

• Sons of Liberty

Patriot organization - fought for the rights of the colonists

• Sons of Liberty

• militia

• seize

• retreat

take hold of suddenly with force

• seize

• mililtia

• retreat

• Patriots

untrained army

• retreat

• Sons of Liberty

• seize

• militia

colonists who sided with the British laws

• Patriots

• seize

• Loyalists

• retreat

What battle marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War?

• Bunker Hill

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Charleston

What was the first American victory where Arnold and Allen conducted a surprise attack?

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Quebec

• Battle of Ticonderoga

• Battle of Kings Mountain

Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

• to make laws in the colonies

• to surrender

• to persuade colonists to side with Britain

• to convince colonists to fight for freedom

What document officially ended the war?

• Treaty of Paris

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Boston Tea Party