Chapter 6 RETAKE Quiz

Groups of armed men in the colonies were called

• militia

• army

• Sons of Liberty

• Redcoats

Men who were ready to fight at a minute's notice were called

• patriots

• redcoats

• minutemen

• militia

Where were the first battles of the American Revolution?

• Trenton

• Boston

• Yorktown

• Lexington & Concord

What agreement ended the war in 1784?

• Treaty of Yorktown

• Treaty of Paris

• Olive Branch Petition

• Declaration of Independence

Who was an officer in the Continental Army but later became known as a traitor when he joined forces with the British?

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

A person who supported colonial independence from England was called a

• Loyalist
• Patriot
• Neutralist
• Tory

A person who wished to stay a British colony and supported the King was called a

• Loyalist
• Patriot
• Neutralist
• Kingsman