American Revolutionary War Key Figures and Events

Marquis de Lafayette helped General Washington by organizing support from the ______.

• British Navy

• French Navy

• Spanish Armada

• Dutch Fleet

The last significant military battle involving British forces and the Continental Army was at ______.

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Lexington

James Lafayette won his freedom with the support of which French nobleman?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Louis XVI

• Charles de Gaulle

The American victory at Yorktown was significant because it led to the end of the ______.

• Civil War

• American Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

• French Revolution

Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

Marquis de Lafayette was a ______ who volunteered his service to the Continental Army.

• British nobleman

• French nobleman

• Spanish nobleman

• American nobleman

Who is often called the 'Father of Our Country'?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

Why was the capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond in 1780?

• To be closer to the sea

• Richmond was a more central location

• Williamsburg was too crowded

• Richmond had better weather.

Richmond is still the capital of ______ today.

• New York

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Florida

Women took on more responsibilities to support the ______.

• education system

• war effort

• agricultural development

• industrial growth