Revolutionary War Formative

Even though the Patriots lost the Battle of Bunker Hill, why did they consider it a success?

• They proved they would not be easily beaten by the British.

• They successfully sank all the British ships.

• They successfully won Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill.

• They successfully ran the British out of Boston.

What was important about the Battle of Saratoga?

• The British surrender meant the war was finally over.

• The Americans won control of New York and Canada.

• The British brought over more troops to control most of the colonies.

• The French agreed to help the Americans fight the British.

Which of the following answers explains why the Americans won the Battle of Yorktown?

• Cornwallis was tired of chasing Nathaniel Greene's army.

• Washington surrounded the British, and the French navy blocked the bay.

• The Patriots fought the British on open fields of the South.

• Francis Marion planned a surprise attack on the British.

What was the result when the Americans and British signed the Treaty of Paris?

• The war would go on until the British ended it.

• George Washington could become President of the United States.

• The United States of America was now an independent nation.

• France would become the new ruler of the colonies.

Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?

• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill

This American victory was the turning point in the war.

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

"Common Sense" was written so that the common man, or the American Colonists, would support the Declaration of Independence. Who was the author?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine
• Patrick Henry
• George Washington 

Soldiers froze here because of the harsh winter

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Yorktown

Who were the Hessians?

• Women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the war
• The cooks in the Military 
• Germans who fought for the British
• Another name for American soldiers

Which of the following was a hardship faced by the soldiers at Valley Forge?

• Lack of food
• Lack of good shelter
• Disease
• All of the above