American Revolutionary War

Who was Commander and Chief of the Continental Army?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Horatio Gates

• Lord Cornwallis

• George Washington

Which battle(s) started the American Revolutionary War?

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

Which British General surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown?

• Burgoyne

• Benedict Arnold

• Lord Cornwallis

• Sir Henry Clinton

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

Which Enlightenment Thinker influenced the writer of the Declaration of Independence with his ideas of the social contract and inalienable rights?

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Jefferson

• Locke

Why did the American colonists feel justified in breaking free from England?

• The British has violated the rights of the colonists and had broken the social contract.

• The British had sent soldiers to the colonies.

• The American colonies had grown too large to be ruled by England.

• The Americans wanted to choose their own king.

Which American Patriot wrote Common Sense?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What was the purpose of the pamphlet, Common Sense?

• To convince patriots to lay down their arms.

• To convince loyalists to remain faithful to England.

• To convince the American colonists it was time to break free from England.

• To convince England to repeal the Coercive Acts.

Which battle in the American Revolution was a turning point in the war and convinced the French to ally with the American colonists?

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Charleston

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

Which battle ended the American Revolutionary War when the British surrendered to George Washington?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Ticonderoga

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Yorktown