Revolutionary War

Which Battle showed that the Colonists could give the British a fight?

• Sataroga

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

• Boston

Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army because of his understanding of soldiers?

• King George

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

Washington tried to avoid major battles in order to gain time to...

• train his soldiers

• take a vacation

• run and hide

• make weapons

What was the religious group whose members are pacifists and refuse to take part in war?

• privateers

• Colonists

• mercenaries

• Quakers

What was the meeting of colonial leaders to deal with the British reaction to Lexington and Concord?

• Treaty of Paris

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Olive Branch Petition

soldiers hired by the British to help them in the Revolutionary War were called

• mercenaries

• Quakers

• privateers

• pacifists

Which was NOT an advantage the British army had during the Revolutionary War?

• more supplies and weapons

• they knew the land

• professional soldiers

• help from mercenaries

What was NOT an advantage of the Continental Army?

• They knew the land

• They were fighting for independence

• George Washington was their leader

• They had the newest weapons

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Tomas Paine

Who wrote Common Sense?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

• John Hancock