The first battles of the Revolutionary War were

• Boston and Trenton

• Lexington and Concord

• Cowpens and Yorktown

• Bunker Hill and Saratoga

Who was chosen as one of the leaders of the Continental Army?

• Charles Cornwallis

• Alexander Hamilton

• Horatio Gates

• George Washington

The Battle of Bunker Hill was important because:

• It was an important confidence boost even though the Patriots lost

• It was an American victory

• George Washington defeated the Hessians

• It was the final surrender for the British army

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

• To ask France to aid us in the war

• To declare America's independence from England

• To ask King George for forgiveness and peace

• none of these

This person wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

This person helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge

• Fredrich Von Steuben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Alexander Hamilton

• Benedict Arnold

The Battle of Trenton was important because

• it caused the Germans to turn on the British

• It caused the French to join our side

• The British would win the rest of the battles of the war

• it gave the Patriots a confidence boost and more enlisted

Why did many African slaves join the British army?

• They wanted America to lose the war

• They wanted to have their own slaves

• They wanted to help the French

• they were offered their freedom if they joined

The final battle of the Revolution was

• Yorktown

• Cowpens

• Saratoga

• Long Island

The Battle of Saratoga was important because

• It led to the Treaty of Paris

• It led to the French coming to our aid

• It led to Valley Forge

• all of the answers