American Revolution

The ___________ fought hard to gain America's freedom from the king of England.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• freedom

• treaty

This American victory was the turning point in the American Revolutionary war and encouraged the French to join forces with them (the Americans).
(Turning point is a big change in a situation)

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

This patriot made a daring ride through Lexington, Massachusetts to warn colonists, militia, and Minutemen that British soldiers were approaching by sea.

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

• Phillis Wheatley

• Samuel Adams

Why was Massachusetts so important during the first battle of the American Revolutionary War?

• It was the where King George III was born

• It was where the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party occurred

• It was where the first shot was fired when the Battles of Lexington and Concord started

• It was where the American Revolutionary war ended

Which one of these is an advantage or reason that helped the American patriots defeat Great Britain in the American Revolution War?

• They knew all of the possible hideouts to surprise the British and attack them (forests, woods, behind stone walls, etc)

• Help from Marquis de Lafayette and Baron von Steuben

• strong leadership from men like George Washington

• all of the above

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

• Saratoga
• Concord
• Trenton
• Yorktown

What did John Paul Jones do to receive the Congressional Gold Medal?

•  Leading the evacuation of Washington D.C during the British invasion
•   Preparing the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown
• Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental army
• Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy

Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence?

• George Mason
• George Stout
• John Adams
• John Locke

Who was the volunteer from France who became Washington’s trusted aide?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Francis Marion

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Thomas Paine

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