revolutionary war

What english enlightenment thinker influenced Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

• Sam Adams

• William Shakespeare

Why did African Americans join British forces in the war?

• The British promised enslaved persons their freedom if they joined the war

• The British promised them land in the west

• The British promised to outlaw slavery

• African Americans were not allowed to serve in the war

Who were the British going to arrest in Lexington?

• Benedict Arnold

• Paul Revere

• Samuel Adams and John Hancock

• Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson

The treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary war

• True

• False

Which of the following were BRITISH advantages during the revolutionary war? (select all that apply)

• More Experieced army

• more familiar with the land

• better trained soldiers

• more motivation for fightine

What was the first battle in the revolutionary war?

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Saratoga

What is the meaning of taxation without representation

• When people are taxed but have no say in the government

• when people are taxed twice on something

• When some people are taxed and others are not

• When people in colonies are taxed but no one in England is

Which of the following were American advantages during the revolutionary war (select all that apply)

• more expierenced army

• more familiar with the land

• better trained soldiers

• more motivation for fighting

What caused the colonists to call themselves patriots of loyalists

• The colonial region in which they lived

• whether they supported independence from Britian

• The country from which they came from

• Whether they paid British taxes

This battle was a surprise attack on Christmas day 1776

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

• Trenton

• Saratoga