SOL Review Revolutionary War

The American colonists felt that the English government made them...

• work too hard
• follow unfair laws
• buy too much teach
• buy too many clothes

The Declaration of Independence was written to formally declare to the people and to the King of England that the colonies were separating from England and they wanted to explain why.

• True
• False

Which treaty ended the Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of New York
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Washington
• Treaty of Congress

Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

• Joseph Brant
• George Washington
• James Forteen
• John Paul Jones

"give me liberty or give me death!"
This statement was made by...

• Paul Revere
• Patrick Henry
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson

What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to establish a framework for government
• to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
• to express reasons for limiting immigration
• to list arguments for women's suffrage

The Battle of Yorktown was the

• longest battle of the Revolutionary War.

• shortest battle of the Revolutionary War.

• last battle of the Revolutionary War.

• first battle of the Revolutionary War.

George Washington was appointed as the ____________ during the American Revolution.

• Father of the US Navy

• British General

• Colonial Spy

• Commander of the Continental Army

What was the name given to the group of colonists who opposed independence from Britain?

• The Undecideds

• The Loyalists

• The Patriots

• The Independents

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Lord Cornwallis

• Nathanael Greene