Revolutionary War

England punished the colonist for the Boston Tea Party by passing the

• The Tea Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Tea Pot Act

Which geographic features did the Americans use to gain an advantage in the Battle of Saratoga?

• forests

• waterways

• open plains

• rocky slopes

Who won the French and Indian War?

• Indians

• France

• England

• Spain

At what bridge did the colonists fight the British in the Battle of Concord?

• Alligator bridge

• Brandywine Bridge

• North Bridge

• South Bridge

Why did American colonists burn supplies and crops before the Battle of Saratoga?

• The smoke helped them hide in order to attack the British.

• It forced the British to rely on long supply lines to Canada.

• It signaled American troops in the area to come to their aid.

• They were able to retreat while the smoke blinded the British.

Who led the Constitutional Convention?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Brown

• George Washington

What role did black regiments play within the Revolutionary War?

• African Americans fought alongside the British.

• Only free African Americans fought in the Revolutionary War.

• African Americans fought for the land that they loved.

• African Americans fought alongside the colonists because they hoped for their freedom from slavery at the end of the war.

In what way was George Washington important to the American Revolution?

• He was commander in chief of the Continental Army.

• He helped write the Declaration of Independence.

• He was instrumental in planning The Boston Tea Party

• He wrote letters to the King of England demanding colonial independence.

What was one of the actions of Paul Revere that helped the Patriots during the American Revolution?

• He was a member of the Sons of Liberty.

• He was a general in the Continental Army.

• He spied on American troops for the British.

• He trained American troops at Valley Forge.

A basic belief established by the Declaration of Independence is that government...

• has natural rights and acts on those rights as it sees fit

• is formed by the people and gets its power from the creator

• is formed by the people and gets its power from the people

• has unlimited power and is more important than the people