Unit 2 Checkpoint Review

The last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution was the ______.

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Lexington

1. What is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Lexington and Concord

• Trenton

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

Common Sense was written by

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

What were American's called who supported independence?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as

• Patriots

• Loyalists

The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it

• ended the British threat to the South

• convinced the French to support the Americans

• guaranteed Canadian help for the colonists

• forced the British to withdraw from North America

What is another name for British soldiers?

• Redcoats
• Patriots
• Minutemen
• Continental Soldiers

Which of the following was a provision from the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• The thirteen colonies would remain under British control.

• The British army refused to leave North America.

• Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

• The United States ceded all lands to Britain and France.

The first government of the United States. It was very weak.

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Executive Branch