The American Revolution, 1754-1783

The first skirmish of the French and Indian War occurred because

• both the French and the British claimed Louisiana.

• both the French and the British wanted the Ohio River valley.

• the French ambushed a British detachment near Quebec City.

• the French organized Native American attacks on frontier settlements.

One group of Americans that often became loyalists was

• planters.

• lawyers

• artisans.

• Anglican ministers.

The Continental Army was first formed from

• the militia raised by George Washington from all over New England.

• the militia that won the Battle of Bunker Hill.

• the militia surrounding the British in Boston.

• the minutemen.

Washington’s decision to attack in New Jersey was a surprise because

• he had no way to cross the Delaware.

• his troops were outnumbered.

• his troops were in Philadelphia.

• it was winter.

Perhaps the most famous naval battle of the war happened near Britain in September 1779 and involved the American naval officer

• Charles Cornwallis.

• George Rogers Clark.

• John Paul Jones.

• Patrick Ferguson.

The American victory at Saratoga was a turning point in the war because

• it convinced France to commit troops to the American cause.

• it convinced France to send arms and supplies to the Americans.

• it convinced Spain to enter the war on the American side.

• it was the last British offensive of the war.

Common Sense was written by

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

Hiding behind trees or walls and ambushing enemy troops or supply wagons are tactics used in

• traditional warfare

• guerrilla warfare

• English warfare

• European Warfare

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom abolished

• mandatory church attendance.

• segregated churches.

• taxes used to support the official state church.

• the Anglican Church.

People living in the Appalachian Mountains who were outraged at Patrick Ferguson’s attempts to subdue them put together a militia and intercepted Ferguson at

• Charles Town

• King's Mountain

• Savannah

• Yorktown