Revolutionary War Review

What led Britain to tax the colonies after the French and Indian War?

• Mad they lost

• Need to pay colonists for destroyed land

• To pay a debt to France

• Raise money to pay war debt

Why was Franklin's Albany Plan of Union not accepted by the colonies?

• Already governed by Britain

• Colonies didn't want to give up their power

• House of Burgesses wouldn't allow it

• Nobody liked Benjamin Franklin

What document was written by Thomas Paine in support of independence from Britain?

• The American Crisis

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Declaration of Grievances and Rights

• Common Sense

The Declaration of Independence was approved by what group of leaders?

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Parliament

• House of Burgesses

What events happened prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga

In what document did the colonists list their reasons for separating from Britain?

• Common Sense

• Olive Branch Petition

• Albany Plan of Union

• Declaration of Independence

Why did Loyalists in the Southern Colonies change their position and begin supporting the Patriots?

• The Patriots paid them more

• The British freed their slaves

• The Patriots agreed to let them be independent

• The British mistreated them and burned their homes and churches

What battle was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

• King's Mountain

• Yorktown

• Trenton

• Saratoga

What nations helped the American's after the Battle of Saratoga?

• France

• Netherlands

• Spain

• Germany

Who was the French citizen that aided Washington during the Revolution?

• Friedrich von Steuben

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Baron de Montesquieu