The American Revolution

A tactic in war where an army surrounds its opponent and forces it to surrender.

• Siege

• Revolution

• Hit-and-Run

• Militia

This famous picture depicts George Washington crossing the Delaware River prior to what battle?

• Saratoga

• New York

• Trenton

• Yorktown

The Hessians came from what country?

• The United States

• England

• France

• Germany

The first official army of the United States was called the

• Continental Army

• Militia

• Redcoats

• Hessians

Americans who sided with England were called

• Redcoats

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Minutemen

Minutemen was another name for

• British Redcoats

• French soldiers

• Allies

• American militia

The Olive Branch petition was a

• Pamphlet urging Americans to support a war

• Notice that the colonies were no longer part of England

• Declaration of war

• Last attempt for peace

Where was Friedrich von Steuben from?

• Prussia

• France

• England

• The West Indies

Who was America's primary ally in the Revolutionary War?

• England

• Germany

• Prussia

• France

The Revolutionary War began in 1775 and ended in

• 1777

• 1781

• 1783

• 1785