American Revolution Day 13

The Americans capture two British generals at the Battle of ______________________ in Virginia. This marked the last major battle of the American Revolution.

• Yorktown

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

The British agreed to give the Americans their own country when they signed the ______________________ ______________, which officially ended the American Revolution.

• Yorktown

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

The Swamp Fox, _________________________, would sneak up on redcoats in the South, shoot for a couple minutes, then disappear back into the woods before the British could catch them.

• John Paul Jones

• Francis Marion

The American naval hero _____________________________ is remembered for his bravery when yelling “I have not yet begun to fight”, when the British asked him if he was ready to surrender.

• John Paul Jones

• Francis Marion

The first battle of the American Revolution was ___________________________________. It’s also referred to as the “Shot Heard Round the World”.

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

After the Battle of Lexington and Concord the Second Continental Congress voted to approve the ___________________________________, which stated that America was a new country separate of Britain.

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

After the Declaration of Independence, the turning point Battle of ______________________ occurred, resulting in the French becoming an ally of the Americans.

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

The colonists were greatly angered by the _________________________________ because it limited their freedom to settle land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

Which of these two men were famous for writing something?

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Paul Jones

Which of these two men were famous for actually fighting in the war?

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Paul Jones