American Revolution

The British hired professional soldiers to fight against the Americans called

• minute men

• red coats

• No Taxation without representation

• mercenaries

If you wanted freedom from England and fought for that cause you were known as a __________________.

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Neutralist

• Redcoat

If you supported the King of England in the war , you were known as a _____________

• Patriot

• Neutralist

• Sons of Liberty

• Loyalist

Which document declared our independence from England on July 4, 1776?

• U.S. Constitutions

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation Act of 1763

• First Continental Congress

Who was the officer who turned against Americans and joined the British Army?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

• John Paul Jones

__________ was the ruler of England during the American Revolution .

• King George III

• King Henry VIII

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King James

Which person was the main author of the Declaration of Independence ?

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

Which battle was a turning point in the war and was a Patriot victory ?

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Charles Cornwallis

• John Adams

Which side had more of a motivation to win ?

• Patriots

• Loyalist

• neither side

• both sides