American Revolution

Why did fighting break out at Lexington and Concord in April 1775?

• Minutemen attacked a British fort.

• British troops tried to seize colonists’ arms and ammunition.

• Colonists refused to let British troops stay in their homes.

• British troops tried to break up a meeting in the Old North Church.

Which of the following demonstrated the colonists’ desire for peace?

• Boston Massacre

• The Navigation Acts

• Boston Tea Party

• Olive Branch Petition

The unanimous vote for George Washington to lead the army showed...

• some people liked him

• very few people liked him

• many people liked him

• he had many enemies

Three main ideas of the Declaration of Independence

• Natural Rights, Limits on Trade, Unjust Taxes

• Natural Rights, British Wrongs, Independence

• British Wrongs, the Need for Separation, Independence

• Natural Rights, Independence, Future Security

George Washington’s greatest challenge at Valley Forge was keeping:

• the British away

• keeping his army together

• his spirits up

• entertainment for his army

The American Revolution was a war between:

• The United States and Canada

• Britain and the American colonists

• The United States and France

• American colonists and Native Americans

Independence was declared on:

• July 2, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• July 2, 1876

• July 4, 1876

he final battle of the Revolutionary War

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at

• Germantown

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Yorktown

The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in the:

• Treaty of America

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Great Britain

• Treaty of the Colonies