American Rev

When did the colonies declare Independence?

• 1776
• 1775
• 1781
• 1777

When did the British surrender to Washington at Yorktown? 

• 1775
• 1776
• 1777
• 1781

When was the peace treaty signed that ended the fight for Independence? 

• 1776
• 1781
• 1779
• 1783

When was the Battle of Lexington and Concord? 

• 1781
• 1775
• 1776
• 1783

Which statement best describes how the British governed the colonies before 1763?

• Did not interfere with colonial affairs
• passed laws regulating colonies, did not enforce them
• had no power to pass laws
• passed laws regulating colonies and strictly enforced them

An advantage the Continental Forces had over the British at the beginning of the war?

• well trained and organized
• had plenty of equipment
• all colonists united
• fighting for a cause they believed in

City the Continental Congress met in?

• Boston
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Baltimore

Author of pamphlet "Common Sense"

• Franklin
• Washington
• Thomas Paine
• Jefferson

leader of Continental Army

• Washington
• Jefferson
• Adams
• Paine

Statesman that helped convince France to join the American fight for independence

• Franklin
• Washington
• Jefferson
• Paine