Unit 1 Test - Revolutionary War

Who was chosen to lead the U.S. Continental Army?

• William Howe

• Horatio Gates

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote Common Sense and An American Crisis?

• William Howe

• Horatio Gates

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote The Declaration of Independence?

• William Howe

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

Who led British forces at the Battle of Long Island and at Brandywine Creek?

• William Howe

• George Washington

• Horatio Gates

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was the American general who accepted the British surrender at Saratoga?

• William Howe

• George Washington

• Horatio Gates

• Thomas Jefferson

Which British General surrendered to Washington at Yorktown?

• Baron von Stueben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Francis Marion

• Lord Charles Cornwallis

Who led rebel militia in South Carolina earning him the nickname the Swamp Fox?

• Baron von Stueben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Francis Marion

• Lord Charles Cornwallis

Who was the young Frenchman who volunteered to serve in Washington's army?

• Baron von Stueben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Francis Marion

• Lord Charles Cornwallis

Who camped with Washington's army at Valley Forge and trained the Americans in how to fight and handle weapons like the British ?

• Baron von Stueben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Francis Marion

• Lord Charles Cornwallis

Which battle was an American victory in Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay. The British surrendered

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Cowpens