Revolutionary War Ch8

Main Writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

Commander of the Continental Army

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

• Samuel Adams

Date the Declaration of Independence was signed

• June 28, 1776

• July 2, 1976

• July 4, 1776

• January 1, 1900

Which was NOT a problem the Continentals face?

• Lack of supplies

• Lack of training

• No uniforms

• 3,000 miles from home

Former Rebel leader who gave the British important battle plans

• William Dawes

• Benedict Arnold

• William Bradford

• Samuel Prescot

This Treaty ended the Revolutionary War and made the USA independent from Britain

• Boston

• London

• Paris

• Philadelphia

Why did the French decide to help the Patriots?

• England was their longtime enemy

• They wanted to continue to trade beaver furs

• The colonists promised them land

• The wanted to continue to import goods to the colonies

The Treaty of Paris described the United States borders as

• From the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• From Florida to the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River

• South of Alaska to the Caribbean Sea

• From the Atlantic Ocean to the Appalachian Mtns, from Canada to FL

Which battle was the beginning of the end for the British?

• Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

• The Boston Massacre

• Battle of Saratogo

• Battle of Yorktown

How did the French help the colonist during the war?

• Hired mercenaries like the Hessians

• Gave us the Statue of Liberty

• Sent their navy, supplies and soldiers

• Fought England in Europe