American Revolution Oversimplified

Why were the colonists protesting. List 3 reasons they may have been upset

Why was Britan imposing taxes upon the colonists?

Who were the colonists?

• Settlers from Germany

• Native americans

• Settlers from England

Who was the southern Patriot who used guerrilla warfare to hurt British communication and supply lines??

• James Armistead

• Charles Cornwallis

• Francis Marion

• Comte de Rochambeau

Minutemen were farmers who _____________________

• fought for only a minute

• helped the British fight

• were ready to fight at a minute's notice

• were captured by the British

Who brought water to troops during battle and continued to fire a cannon after the spouse was wounded?

• Bernardo de Gálvez

• Mary Ludwig Hayes (AKA Mary Pitcher)

• John Paul Jones

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Baron Friedrich von Steuben

True or False: Fort Sackville (Vincennes) was an American Victory?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

TRUE

What year was the Declaration of Independence created on July 4th?

• 1774

• 1876

• 1776

• 1874

This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.

• British

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Neutral

Who was the British general who fought in the South and surrendered at Yorktown, the final battle of the war?

• James Armistead

• Charles Cornwallis

• Francis Marion

• Comte de Rochambeau