Major battles of the American Revolution

First Battle of the American Revolution 

• Saratoga 
• Valley Forge 
• Lexington and Concord 
• Yorktown

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OFFICIALLY gives colonists independence 

• Declaration of Independence 
• Treaty of Paris
• Yorktown
• 2nd Continental Congress 

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In what chronological order did the battles occur?

• Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of York Town
• Lexington & Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Saratoga, Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Lexington & Concord
• Yorktown, French & Indian War, Saratoga, Valley Forge

The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?

• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Trenton
• Battle of Lexington & Concord

Which battle is considered the Turning Point of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Trenton
• Battle of Saratoga
• Lexington & Concord
• Battle of Bunker Hill

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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

Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis during the American Revolution?

• John Paul Jones
• Abigail Adams
• Thomas Paine
• Benjamin Franklin

What river did Washington and his men cross for the battle of Trenton?

• Susquehanna river
• Trenton river
• Delaware river
• Mississippi river

What 2 major battles did the Americans win?

• Trenton and Saratoga
• Philadelphia and New York
• New York and Saratoga
• Trenton and New York

Who was chosen to lead the first army of the United States?

• General Howe

• King George III

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin