American War for Independence

The middle portion of the Declaration of Independence that lists complaints of the colonists against the British Empire.

• Preamble

• Grievances

• Solutions

• Accommodations

This colony faced the largest British invasion (32,000 soldiers) during the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

• New York

• Georgia

• Maine

• Delaware

Who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense that argued for American independence?

• Thomas Paine

• Damon Salvatore

• George Washington

• Thomas Gage

What started out as a street fight with snowballs quickly escalated to 5 colonists killed by British soldiers.

• Boston Incident

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Bleeding

• Boston Rebellion

In which year did the War for Independence begin?

• 1754

• 1775

• 1776

• 1783

In which colonial region did the War for Independence begin?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Canada

Which battle was a surprise attack on Christmas day?

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Trenton

• Cowpens

• Saratgoa

Who were the Hessians?

• Colonists who remained loyal to England

• Volunteer militiamen who fought with the Americans

• Paid German troops who fought with England

• French mercenaries who supported the Americans

Which battle saw the final surrender of Britain and the end of the war?

• Cowpens

• Saratoga

• Princeton

• Brooklyn Heights

• Yorktown

In what year to the War for Independence end?

• 1754

• 1775

• 1776

• 1781

• 1789