American Revolution

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

• Great Britain recognized thee United States as an independent country.
• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
• The British Navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service
• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

Which battle brought the French into the Revolutionary War on the side of the Americans?

• Saratoga
• Concord
• Trenton
• Yorktown

The rights in the Declaration of Independence are considered...

• Granted to citizens by their government
• Natural and possessed at birth
• Protected under religious doctrine
• Defined by the courts

What as the name of the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control?

• Coercive Acts
• Continental Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• Suffolk Resolves

The British had many advantages in the war, including ____.

• home field advantage

• support of the French

• men anxious to be in the army

• a strong navy and well-trained army

Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called

• Separatists

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Sons of Liberty

What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?

• Tories

• Patriots

• Separatists

• Loyalists

What was the biggest Patriot advantage in the war?

• The Patriot soldiers had better training than the British soldiers

• They were fighting on their own land

• The Americans had the support of the Spanish

• They were equipped with better guns

Which of the following was not an advantage for the Americans at the start of the American

Revolution?

• They had a larger population than the British.

• They were fighting on their land and they knew the land well.

• They had a great general in George Washington.

• They were fighting for their homes and for freedom.

Victory in this battle led to the surrender of General Cornwallis, and ended the American Revolution creating American independence.

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Yorktown