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A direct cause of the American Revolution was...

• losing the French and Indian War

• the repeal of the Stamp Act by England

• the need for more farmland to the west

• being taxed by England without representation

The Colonists were unhappy with Great Britain. Which resulted from this unhappiness?

• They fought for freedom during the American Revolution

• They fought the government for women’s rights to vote in elections

• They fought for the control of land owned by the American Indians

• They fought to gain civil rights for all minorities in the United States

At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the Americans had the advantage of having

• a strong navy

• experienced troops

• motivation for independence

• highly paid soldiers

This was a disadvantage for the British army

• Strong Navy

• War fought in America

• Large Population

• Experienced Army

What was the name for the colonial military force created to fight the British?

• Mercenaries

• Redcoats

• Hessian Army

• Continental Army

Colonists who supported the British were known as

• Patriots

• Loyalists

As a result of the Revolutionary War, the British agreed to

• recognize the United States as a British colony.

• Recognize the United States as a free and independent nation

• allow Americans to have representatives in Parliament

• seek new allies against the United States

Which document officially ended the American Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Great Britain

• Treaty of the Patriots

• Treaty of America

• Treaty of Paris

Which figure of the American Revolution singled local minutemen of the British were coming by sea?

• John Paul Jones

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Paine

• John Smith

“The American Crisis” a series of articles written to convince the soldiers to hang on and fight, was written by

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin