Revolutionary War Review

What is the date we declared our independence?

• June 4, 1778

• July 4, 1876

• July 4, 1776

• Sept. 25, 1981

The name of the makeshift camp that Washington and his army suffered through a harsh winter?

• Valley Forge

• Fort Knox

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

German mercenary soldiers that were hired by the British were called ______________________?

• Prussians

• Hessians

• Black Coats

• Bavarians

Request sent to the king asking for peace and for the colonists' rights to be protected?

• Natural Rights

• Common Sense

• Intolerable Acts

• Olive Branch Petition

American colonists who favored or supported a war against the British?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

Washington and his army counted on the element of surprise to defeat the British (Hessians) at the Battle of _____________?

• Long Island

• Bunker Hill

• Trenton

• Brandywine

Henry Hamilton paid Native Americans for the scalps of American settlers, earning him what nickname?

• Hair Buyer

• The Butcher

• Scalp Buyer

• Frontier Devil

The first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

He came at the age of 19 to volunteer his services to the Patriot cause and became a trusted aide to Washington?

• Von Steuben

• Lafayette

• Miralles

• Pullaski

Which of the following was NOT a strength of the Americans during the Revolutionary War?

• great Leadership

• knowledge of the land

• superior military equipment

• determination