8th Grade Social Studies

Which was the battle that changed the course of the war because the Patriots were victorious?

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Long Island

• Battle of Princeton

• Battle of Saratoga

Paul Revere road in the morning to warn that the british were coming.

• True

• False

Which treaty ended the American Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Virginia

• Treaty of Paris in 1783

• Treaty of San Lorenzo

• Treaty of Louisiana

Spain was an important ally for the United States during the Revolutionary War?

• True

• False

Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document cut ties between America and Great Britain and listed the numerous reasons justifying doing so.

• Declaration of Independence

• House of Burgesses

• Constitution of the United States

• Mayflower Compact

Shays' Rebellion, a group of rioting farmers angry about their economic situation and lack of representation after the Revolutionary War.

• were financed by wealthy merchants in Boston.

• brought to light the weakness of the central government in the Articles of Confederation

• displayed the need for local police.

Most historians agree that the United States would have easily won the war without help from their allies.

• True

• False

France was an ally of the colonies during the Revolutionary War.

• True

• False

Invent a currency for the colonies. Who would you put on the money and why?

Was the ruler of England during the Revolutionary War

• John Hancock

• George III

• George Washington

• John Addams