American Revolution Day 6

Colonists who supported Britain in the Revolutionary War were called (a)  

• Loyalists
• Patriots
• British
• Hessians

Who won the Battle of Saratoga?

• Americans

• British

• Spanish

• French

At which event was the Commander of the Continental Army chosen? (a)  

• First Continental Army
• Second Continental Congress
• Committees of Correspondence
• Valley Forge

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• It gave the rules of a new country

• It told colonists where they could settle

• It announced the colonies' reasons for separation from England

The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolution because it brought ​ (a)   into the was as an American ​ (b)  

• France
• ally
• Spain
• Enemy

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? (a)  

• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine
• John Hancock
• George Washington

A colonist who favored independence from Great Britain and war against Britain (a)  

• Patriot
• Loyalist
• Ally
• War Hawk

Which country had the best Navy in the world at the start of the Revolution? (a)  

Which Country during the Revolution was fighting for freedom ​ (b)  

• England
• America
• France
• Spain

Which advantages did each side have during the American Revolution?

Money: ​ (a)  

Motivation: ​ (b)  

• England
• America

Match the following

• Author of the Declaration of Independence.

• Ben Franklin

• Colonial inventor, printer, writer, statesman; contributed to the Declaration of Independence and Co

• Thomas Jefferson

• Commander in Chief of the American Army

• George Washington

• Author of political pamphlets during the 1770’s and 1780’s; wrote Common Sense in 1776.

• Thomas Paine