Events of the American Revolution
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- Q1Who won the American Revolution?The ColoniesFranceEnglandAmerica30sEditDelete
- Q2What battle showed the British that this would not be an easy war to win?Lexington and ConcrodBull RunBattle of Bunker HillSaratoga30sEditDelete
- Q3What was the significance of the battle of Lexington and Concord?It was the turning pointGave the Americans something worth fighting forWas the first battle of the American RevolutionIt was extremely bloody30sEditDelete
- Q4What battle is known as the "shot heard around the world?"SaratogaYorktownLexington and ConcordBunker Hill30sEditDelete
- Q5At which meeting was the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation written?First Continental CongressStamp Act CongressTreaty of Paris 1783Second Continental Congress30sEditDelete
- Q6What was the first government of the United States?Declaration of IndependenceArticles of ConfederationConstitutionVirginia House of Burgesses30sEditDelete
- Q7What was the significance of the battle of Saratoga?It was the turning point of the RevolutionIt was the first major battleIt showed we needed more trainingIt was the last major battle30sEditDelete
- Q8In what document did America say they were their own country?US ConstitutionDeclaration of IndependenceArticles of ConfederationBoston Tea Party30sEditDelete
- Q9What country came to help the Americans after they won the Battle of Saratoga?FranceSpainNetherlandsCanada30sEditDelete
- Q10What event showed how tough the Americans were and that they were determined to win the war?Boston MassacreSaratogaWinter At Valley ForgeBunker Hill30sEditDelete
- Q11Where did Americans go to train over the winter of 1777-1778GeorgiaUpstate New YorkValley ForgeTrenton, NJ30sEditDelete
- Q12What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?SaratogaValley ForgeTreaty of Paris 1783Yorktown30sEditDelete
- Q13What did the Treaty of Paris set at the western border of the United States?Mississippi RiverSpanish FloridaAppalachian MountainsPacific Ocean30sEditDelete
- Q14What was the significant contribution that John Paul Jones made to the American Revolution?Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental ArmyPreparing the strategy for the American victory at YorktownLeading the evacuation of Washington D.C. during the British invastionCommanding a victory at sea against the British Navy30sEditDelete
- Q15Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?John HancockThomas JeffersonMarquis De LafayetteGeorge Washington30sEditDelete
- Q16Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?LexingtonPlymouthBostonSaratoga30sEditDelete
- Q17Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?The British victory extended the fighting for another yearThe American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental ArmyThe American victory convinced France to ally with the United StatesThe British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority30sEditDelete
- Q18Which of these would have opposed the Declaration of Independence?None of the AboveLoyalistsSons of LibertyPatriots30sEditDelete