The Revolutionary War - Test Review

What was the main reason enslaved Africans fought in the Revolutionary War?

• They had signed treaties with Britain

• They were promised their freedom in return

• They preferred being British citizens

• They were promised western lands in return

Which country supported the Americans during the Revolutionary War?

• France

• Ireland

• Mexico

Why was the Treaty of Paris important?

• It restored trade with Britain

• It divided the Northwest Territory

• It officially ended the Revolutionary War

• It stated slavery would not be allowed

What is an ordinance?

• a land that belongs to a nation but is not a state

• a set of laws

• a method of measuring land

• an alliance between two countries

What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?

• the Battle of Bunker Hill

• the Battle of Cowpens

• the Battle of Saratoga

• the Battle of Yorktown

What formed the western boundary of the United States when it officially became a nation in 1783?

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Mississippi River

• the Pacific Ocean

What is a turning point?

• a time when people try to reach an agreement

• an event that causes an important change

• a place where people gather to fight

• an event in which people die

Where did the British hope to finally defeat the colonists?

• on the frontier

• in the New England Colonies

• in the Middle Colonies

• in the Southern Colonies

Those colonists who remained loyal to the king were called

• abolitionists

• negotiaros

• patriots

• loyalists

Colonists who supported the fight for independence were known as

• patriots

• loyalists

• native americans

• traitors