American Revolution

1. True or False: The French were the Patriots' greatest ally during the American Revolution

• True

• False

2. The last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution was the __________.

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Lexington

What were American's called who supported independence?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as

• Patriots

• Loyalists

This treaty formally ended the American Revolution

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Boston

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here.

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

The army of the Thirteen Colonies in the Revolutionary-era United States

• Red Coats

• Continental Army

• minutemen

• British Army

Which was an advantage of the Americans at the start of the war?

• Congress

• their navy

• home field advantage

• more people

Why did Washington allow slaves to join the army?

• They were good fighters

• The British were offering freedom to those who fought

• He believed they were equal citizens

• He didn't allow them to fight

What was significant about Valley Forge?

• It was an important battle

• Washington was able to keep the army together through an awful winter

• Many soldiers abandoned their posts because they didn't believe in Washington

• It was a turning point for the war