American Revolution

To become free to govern themselves,

the colonists had to fight to form a new

type of government.

• This is the reason for the Treaty of Paris.

• This is the reason for the American Revolution.

• This is the reason for the Boston Massacre.

• This is the reason for the Boston Tea Party.

_________ and __________rode to warn the colonists that the British were coming.

• Pedro and Juan Sanchez

• Mickey and Minnie

• Paul Revere and George Washington

• Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty

(a)   was the name of the leader of the Continental Army.

What was the purpose of the Continental Army?

• It was the name of the British Army.

• It was the colonists who volunteered to fight against Great Britain.

• It was the trained army that fought for Great Britain.

• It was the name of the French Army that helped the colonists fight against Great Britain.

Where did the first battle begin?

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Battle of Yorktown

Which battle was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Lexington

• The Battle Yorktown

• The Navy Battle

America won the war at the final Battle of__________, when British General Cornwallis surrendered his armies.

• Concord, Massachusetts

• Saratoga, New York

• Lexington, Massachusetts

• Yorktown, Virginia

The Declaration of _____________ was written by Thomas ___________ to demand freedom from Great Britain.

• Independence, Jefferson

• Independence, Adams

• Freedom, Franklin

• Independence, Hancock

The purpose of the Treaty of Paris was_______.

• France would accept America as a free country

• America would return land to Great Britain

• Great Britain would accept America as a free country

• America and Great Britain would work with France

Another purpose of the Treaty of Paris was_______.

• to set boundaries and borders between Great Britain and America

• to give America the Louisiana Purchase

• to give America all land west of the Mississippi River

• to give Great Britain the Mississippi River