Vocab 2.3

This was the final battle of the American Revolution. General Cornwallis from Britain surrendered to General George Washington of the Continental Army.

Surrendered = give up

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Yorktown

Who was John Paul Jones?

Commander = leader

• A British General

• The Commander of the Continental Army

• A famous Commander for the Navy who won many battles at sea and said "I have not yet begun to fight"

• He wrote a famous pamphlet called Common Sense

What banned the Colonists from meeting, Closed Boston Harbor, and sent British officers back to England for trial?

• Intolerable Acts

• First Continental Congress

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Lexington and Concord

Which battle of the American Revolution was nicknamed the “shot heard round the world”?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Yorktown

What was the importance of the Battle of Saratoga?

• This was the last battle of the Revolutionary War

• The turning point of the war. France and Spain joined the Continental Army against Britain after this battle

• This was a surprise attack by the Continental Army where Washington crossed the Delaware River

• Many soldiers died during the winter because of the extremely harsh conditions

Which of the following describes the First Continental Congress?

Delegates = Representatives

• A meeting of delegates that met to discuss how to respond to the Intolerable Acts

• A group of everyday people who were ready to fight for the Continental Army

• The meeting where they signed the treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War

• A policy of King George III that closed the Boston Harbor

________________ were ready to fight for the Continental Army at a minute's notice?

• Continental Army Soldiers

• Minutemen

• Loyalists

• Patriots

Which of the following battles is associated with the famous picture above of George Washington crossing the Delaware River?

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton

What was important about Valley Forge?

• Many Continental Army soldiers died from the tough conditions but they came out stronger

• It was where they signed the Treaty of Paris which ended the Revolutionary War and created the United States

• It represented the first shots fired of the American Revolutionary War

• France and Spain joined the Continental Army after this event

The United States of American was officially created, and the Revolutionary War ended after which event?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Valley Forge

• Lexington and Concord