End of the Revolution

Which battle was considered to be the turning point of the war?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Delaware

Which event best completes the timeline?

• The Declaration of Independence is signed.

• George Washington becomes the first President.

• The French and the colonists force General Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown.

• General Washington crosses the Delaware River and leads a surprise attack against the Hessians.

Who helped the colonists at Valley Forge?

• General Cornwallis

• Thomas Jefferson

• Marquis de Lafayette

• John Hancock

Which of the following are true about the British Army? (Check ALL that apply!)

• They were led by General Cornwallis.

• They were defeated at the Battle of Yorktown.

• They had an advantage of fighting in familiar territory.

• They won the Battle of Bunker Hill.

The French began to support the Americans after this battle

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Treaty of French

In what chronological order did these events occur?

• Lexington & Concord, French & Indian War, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown

• Lexington & Concord, Battle of Saratoga, Valley Forge, Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga, Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Lexington & Concord

• Yorktown, French & Indian War, Saratoga, Valley Forge

Why is the Battle of Saratoga called the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

• The Spanish decide to become American allies

• British General Cornwallis surrender at this battle

• the French decide to become American allies

• the British begin to win more battles

In the Treaty of Paris, the Americans won their independence and

• the right to strip Loyalists of their property.

• a pledge that future conflicts with Britain would be settled peacefully.

• the return of all taxes collected by Britain before the war.

• all the territory lying to the east of the Mississippi River.

What was the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?

• Cornwallis surrendered, ending the war.

• The warships were lost in a fierce storm.

• Washington withdrew rather than risk his army.

• Washington's troops barely escaped alive.

Location of winter encampment of the Continental Army which was a low point during the war.

• Valley Forge

• Monmouth

• Saratoga

• New York