American Revolution

During this battle, the British were slowed down because the militiamen had torn down bridges and cut down trees. The win of this battle convinced France to join the American side of the war.

• Trenton

• Valley Forge

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

• Ben Franklin

• King George III

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

Which group wanted independence from England?

• Loyalist

• Patriot

This is where the Continental Army spent the winter. It was here that they became a strong fighting force.

• Valley Forge

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

Which battle ended the Revolutionary war. The American and French surrounded them and Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington?

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Bunker Hill

In which battle started the American Revolution and was the known as the "shot heard round the world"?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

Which of the following is not true about women during the Revolution?

• They followed the Continental Army from place to place.

• They served as nurses for the sick and wounded soldiers.

• They were captains and generals in the Continental Army.

• They cooked for and washed the soldiers clothes.

Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?

• a series of meetings planned to respond to England

• a provisional government designed to negotiate peace

• a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?

• Carl Marx

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson