Cole - Review

What cultural movement that began in Europe and spread to the Americas challenged monarchs' absolute power, promoted more rights for citizens, and questioned the reliance on religion by the government?

• Abolition

• Enlightenment

• Great Awakening

• Protestant Reformation

Which colonial figure disguised themselves as a runaway slave to gather intelligence for the Continental Army, eventually providing crucial information that contributed to the American victory at the Battle of Yorktown?

• Nathan Hale

• James Armistead Lafayette

  
  

• Benedict Arnold

• Enoch Crosby

Which statement BEST describes the role the Culper Spy Ring played in the American Revolution to help Americans change the outcomes of battles during the war?

• They were a group of spies who organized ambushes against the British forces

• They were a group of spies who covertly delivered supplies to the American forces

• They were a group of spies who gathered information on British movements, strategies, strengths, and weaknesses

Which statement explains why the help of Bernardo de Gálvez was important to the American Revolution?

• He negotiated the Treaty of Paris, ending the war and securing independence for the American colonies.

• He served as a spy for the American colonies, providing crucial intelligence on British troop movements.

• He led military campaigns that captured British forts along the Gulf Coast and provided supplies and support to the American revolutionaries.

• He established the first permanent settlement in Louisiana, which became a strategic base for American forces.

Which statements explain how the contributions the Spanish Leader Bernardo Galvez most likely affected the Patriots success in the American Revolution?  (Select two correct answers)

• provided Spanish troops and ammunition

• provided mercenary soldiers that fought in the Battle of Trenton

• provided the Spanish navy and control of port cities in the Louisiana colony

• provided the connections needed for the Americans to make an alliance with France

The following description was a contribution of which woman during the American Revolution?

This woman was reportedly asked to create the first American flag with 13 stripes and 13 stars.

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Mary Ludwig Hays

• Deborah Sampson

• Betsy Ross

The following description was a contribution of which woman during the American Revolution?

This woman was a play writer, poet, and commentator who wrote many works promoting the creation of the United States.

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Mary Ludwig Hays

• Deborah Sampson

• Betsy Ross

The following description was a contribution of which woman during the American Revolution?

This woman disguised herself as a man to serve as a scout and fight in the light infantry of the Continental Army.

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Mary Ludwig Hays

• Deborah Sampson

• Betsy Ross

The following description was a contribution of which woman during the American Revolution?

This woman carried containers of water to colonial soldiers in battle and took her husband’s place as a cannon loader when he was wounded.

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Mary Ludwig Hays

• Deborah Sampson

• Betsy Ross

What event signified the official end of the American Revolution?

• Valley Forge

• Battle of Trenton

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

• Battles of Lexington and Concord