Battles Test Review

Which battle is being described?

• Valley Forge

• Battle of Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

What does the arrow on the map show?

• French soldiers marching to help the colonists against the British.

• Colonial soldiers retreating after they were defeated by the British.

• British soldiers retreating after they were defeated by the colonsists.

According to the Declaration of Independence, when do the people of a country have the right to replace their government?

• When that government denies the people of their natural rights

• When the people do not like the person leading that government

• When the people want a government that provides more services

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence MOST clearly indicated the intention of the colonies?

• "All men are...endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights."

• "Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes."

• "That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States."

Which statement from the Declaration of Independence MOST illustrates the purpose of the document?

• "...it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another."

• "...he has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with many firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."

• "...to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them."

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

In what city was the Declaration of Independence written?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Boston, Massachusetts

• New York, New York

In what way did geography play a major role in the outcome of the American Revolution?

• Fearing that Americans would want to expand, the French allied with the British to protect the French North American colonies.

• American commanders were more familiar with the land where battles were fought, which gave them an advantage over the British.

• Most major battles were fought at sea, which gave the British an advantage because of their large and powerful navy.

How did the event in the painting impact the battle that followed?

• It led to the success of the Continental Army because they were able to quickly attack the British army.

• It led to the success of the Continental Army because they were able to cross the river and surprise the British army.

• It led to the failure of the Continental Army because they were delayed by the icy conditions and were slow reaching the British army.

How did Yorktown's location help the Continental Army defeat the British?

• It was in the valley of the Appalachian Mountains, giving the American army a higher position to attack.

• It was inland or far from the water, so supplies and reinforcements couldn't arrive from the sea in time.

• It was in the marshes of the Coastal Plain which American soldiers were more familiar with than the British.