Revolutionary War Review

After what battle did the French decide to ally with the colonists?

• Valley Forge

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Yorktown

What battle illustrated that the colonial army could actually defeat Britain?

• Valley Forge

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Yorktown

Marquis de Lafeyette and Baron von Stuben were resposible for ___________

• Training colonial soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge

• Leading the British army during the Battle of Trenton

• Helping George Washington during the Battle of Saratoga

• Training Birtish soldiers

During which battle were the colonists and French able to blockade the British, cutting off supplies and reinforcements?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

After which battle did Britain surrender?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

Which group helped fight the war hoping that the cause of independence would lead to them getting more rights?

• Blacks

• Women

• Native Americans

• Loyalists

The Treaty of Paris, 1783, gave the United States control of land up to the ____________

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

• Appalachian Mountains

• Ohio River

What event demonstrated the need for a strong national government?

• Shays' Rebellion

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Revolutionary War

How does the Constitution stop the federal government from becoming too powerful?

• Dividing the federal government into 3 branches

• Making states more powerful

• Giving the president unlimited power

• Allowing everyone in the United States to vote

What was passed at the Constitutional Convention to determine how the legistlative branch representation would be decided?