American Revolution Review

What was the name of the battle in which the Patriots finally defeated the British?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of New Jersey

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Valley Forge

Which of the following events took place last?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The battles at Lexington and Concord

• The Second Continental Congress

• The Declaration of Independence was signed

What word is best described as foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty, but for pay?

• Patriots

• Minutemen

• Redcoats

• Continental Army

• Mercenaries

What word is best described as a local militia, who got their name because they were ready to fight at a minute's notice?

• Patriots

• Minutemen

• Redcoats

• Continental Army

• Mercenaries

What word is best described as a 47-page pamphlet that was distributed in Philadelphia in January 1776?

• Declaration of Independence

• Continental Congress

• Common Sense

• Continental Army

• Loyalists

What word is best described as colonists who chose to side with the British?

• Redcoats

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Continental Army

• Minutemen

What word is best described as British soldiers?

• Redcoats

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Continental Army

• Minutemen

What word is best described as a force that included soldiers from all colonies and would carry out the fight against Britain?

• Redcoats

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Continental Army

• Minutemen

What word is best described as colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain?

• Redcoats

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Continental Army

• Minutemen

What word is best described as a formal announcement from the colonies stating their break from Great Britain?

• Declaration of Rights

• Common Sense

• Olive Branch Petition

• Declaration of Independence

• Continental Congress