The American Revolution Review

Overthrowing one government and replacing it with another is called -

• a strategy

• a turnover

• a revolution

• an enlistment

Which of these was not an outcome of the Treaty of Paris?

• All enslaved people in the army were freed

• Thousands of Loyalists fled

• The new nation got huge amounts of land

• Great Britain recognized the United States

The Continental Army was made up of -

• mercenaries

• officers

• privateers

• volunteers

During the American Revolution, women

• ran family businesses

• cared for troops

• helped raise money for the war

• all of the above

Why was it hard for the British to replace troops and supplies?

• Their homeland was far away

• They made the Loyalists angry

• Parliament would not pay them

• Their army was poorly trained

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point?

• The British agreed to end the war

• The colonial victory persuaded France to give more help

• George Washington defeated the German mercenaries

• The British government took Florida from Spain

Thousands of American Indians fought for Great Britain because the British had

• trapped furs for them

• given them food supplies

• offered to trade with them after the war

• restricted colonization of their land

Which of these was part of the home front?

• a battlefield

• a family farm

• a warship at sea

• an army camp

Which phrase describes a tactic of the Continental Army?

• desire to win

• surprise attacks

• food and supplies

• control of key cities

How did some allies help the Continental army?

• supplied soldiers and warships

• borrowed money from colonists

• joined up with American Indians

• captured Canada from the British