Chapter 9 - The revolutionary war - retake test

A person who wanted to break away from Britain was called a ________.

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Redcoat

• Traitor

A person who wanted to break away from Britain was called a ________.

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Redcoat

• Traitor

Who helped the Patriots?

• British

• Spain

• France

• Italy

Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

Who is Commander in Chief of the new Continental Army

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

• George Washington

Which of these is considered by many when the Revolutionary War began to turn for the Americans?

• The French made a surprise invasion of Southern England forcing the British to send troops back to England 
• Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Deleware River and suprise attacked Hessian mercenaries
• The Americans changed strategies to begin attacking the British in open battles
• The Southern Army won a string of battles in South Carolina trapping the British in Savannah

What convinced the French to join the war?

• The defeat of the British at the battle of Saratoga
• The defeat of the British at the Battle of New York
• The Declaration of Independence
• The attacks on French Merchant ships

What is significant about Valley Forge?

• It was the site of the last major battle victory for the British.
• It was the site of the Continental Army's winter camp where thousands died of sickness, cold, and starvation
• It was the site of the last battle that took place in the North.
• It was the site of a major battle where the American's used French troops for a the first time to winning a huge victory

I wrote about women's rights to my husband

• Molly Pitcher

• Sybil Ludington

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Abigail Adams

I am an American General who turned into a traitor

• Benedict Arnold

• Thomas Jefferson

• General Cornwallis

• Peter Salem