American Revolution Test
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- Q1What action finalized the colonies independence from Britain?A mutual agreement with ParliamentA royal decree from King George IIIAn order of General George WashingtonThe signing of the Declaration of Independence30s
- Q2Who disguised herself as a man so she could fight in the Continental Army?“Molly Pitcher”Deborah SampsonAbigail AdamsBetsy Ross30s
- Q3Which of the following was the final battle of the Revolutionary War in which the American army and French navy laid siege on the British?CowpensYorktownBunker HillSaratoga30s
- Q4How did Britain try to convince enslaved African Americans to join their army?Offered them their freedomPromised to give them land in CanadaPromised they could return to AfricaOffered them large sums of money30s
- Q5The “Swamp Fox” used guerrilla warfare to attackBritish fortsThe British navyBritish prisonsBritish supply lines30s
- Q6The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because itguaranteed Canadian help for the colonistsconvinced the French to support the Americansforced the British to withdraw from Northended the British threat to the South30s
- Q7Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, influenced American colonial thought by encouraging colonists toBreak away from British ruleVote in Parliamentary electionsseize lands west of the MississippiBan the importation of African slaves30s
- Q8Which strength of the Continental Army was significant to its ultimate victory?Powerful navyKnowledge of local geographyWell trained and experienced armySuperior weapons30s
- Q9Which of these restates a main idea of the Declaration of Independence?Citizens have a duty to obey their government, no matter how unjustA king has little more to do than make warSubjects are not created equal to the kingEveryone has the right to life, liberty, and happiness30s
- Q10In the Treaty of Paris, the British agreed togive up all land in North America to the United Statesallow Americans to have representation in Parliamentrecognize the United States as a British colonyrecognize the United States as a free and independent state30s
- Q11Battle in which Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night to launch a surprise attack on the German mercenaries?Long IslandYorktownBrandywineTrenton30s
- Q12Who were the German mercenaries hired by the British to fight in the war?PrussiansPuritansLoyalistsHessians30s
- Q13What crime could all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence be charged with if they were ever caught by the British?MurderRobberyTreasonTyranny30s
- Q14Who was the commander of the Continental Army?Benjamin FranklinGeorge WashingtonBenedict ArnoldCharles Cornwallis30s
- Q15The first major battle of the war in which the British were victorious only because the Americans ran out of ammunition.YorktownSaratogaLexington and ConcordBunker Hill30s