Revolutionary War Battles and People

Which battle forced the British to surrender and ended the American Revolution?

• Bunker Hill
• Charles Town
• Saratoga
• Yorktown

How did Washington's victory at Saratoga affect the war?

• It ended the war.
• Slaves were freed.
• More women chose to help the war effort.
• It is considered the turning point of the war.

What was the result of the American victory in the battle of Yorkstown?

• The American Revolution ended.
• The British strengthened the troops.
• The Americans kept fighting the war.
• The British continued to win the war.

Why did Great Britain begin taxing the colonies after the French and Indian War?

• The king wanted colonists to return to England.
• Britain needed money
• Britain thought that the colonists were too wealthy
• Britain wanted to give money to the colonists to improve their cities.

This win encouraged the French to become allies with the Patriots.

• Bunker (Breed’s) Hill

• Charleston

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

This battle was nicknamed “Shot Heard Round the World.”

• Bunker (Breed’s) Hill

• Charleston

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

First battle of the Revolutionary War

• Bunker (Breed’s) Hill

• Charleston

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

The last major battle fought by Washington's army was...

• Lexington

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

What was the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?

• Cornwallis surrendered, ending the war.
• The warships were lost in a fierce storm.
• Washington withdrew rather than risk his army.
• Rochambeau's troops barely escaped alive.

What individual arrived from France and aided George Washington and the Continental Army?

• Wentworth Cheswell

• Marquis de Lafayette

• De la Salle

• James Armistead