Question 1

What was the problem with the American Army in the early years of the war?

Accepted Answer

Men were deserting or leaving the army

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They were all trapped in New England

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They did not have enough ships to fight the navy

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They could not find the British troops

Question 2

What famous battle took place on Christmas Day?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Trenton

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The Battle of Lexington and Concord

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The Battle of Saratoga

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The Battle of Yorktown

Question 3

What river did Washington and his troops cross in this famous painting?

Accepted Answer

The Delaware

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The Yorktown

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The Mississippi

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The Chesapeake

Question 4

Who did the Americans defeat at Trenton?

Accepted Answer

the Hessians (German soldiers)

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the Redcoats

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The Tories

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The Native Americans

Question 5

How did George Washington sneak the troops away from the large British force?

Accepted Answer

He left men to keep campfires going to make the British think they were still there

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He sent in spies to find out the British plans

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He surrendered some troops to the British

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He crossed the Delaware River in the middle of the night

Question 6

What battle was fought just outside Boston?

Accepted Answer

Bunker Hill

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Fort Ticonderoga

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Yorktown

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Lexington and Concord

Question 7

What group did Sam Adams lead?

Accepted Answer

The Sons of Liberty

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The Patriots of New England

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The Brotherhood of Independence

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The Minutemen of Boston

Question 8

What country became an ally to the colonies, and what American convinced them?

Accepted Answer

France, Ben Franklin

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Mexico, John Hancock

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England, Thomas Jefferson

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Spain, John Adams

Question 9

What battle took place in New York, and was pivotal to the war?

Accepted Answer

the Battle of Saratoga

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the Treaty of Paris

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the Battle of Lexington and Concord

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the Battle of Yorktown

Question 10

What victory helped convince the French to help the Americans in the war?

Accepted Answer

the victory at Saratoga

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the victory at Valley Forge

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the victory at Yorktown

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the Victory at Princeton

Question 11

Which British general declared that the war would be over by 1777, then was defeated at Saratoga?

Accepted Answer

General Burgoyne

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General Gates

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General Howe

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General Cornwallis

Question 12

Which general took the credit for the victory at Saratoga?

Accepted Answer

General Gates

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General Lee

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General Allen

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General Burgoyne

Question 13

Where did the American troops spend the harsh winter?

Accepted Answer

in Valley Forge

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in Yorktown

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in Boston

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in Philadelphia

Question 14

What general did the French send to help George Washington and his troops?

Accepted Answer

Marquis de Lafayette

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General Cornwallis

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Benedict Arnold

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James Lafayette

Question 15

What did Benedict Arnold do?

Accepted Answer

gave away information to the British for money and position

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spied for the Americans at the battle of Yorktown

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Warned the Americans that the Redcoats were coming

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took all the credit for the victory at Saratoga

Question 16

What did James Lafayette do to help the Americans win the war?

Accepted Answer

He acted as a double agent and spied on the British at Yorktown

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He wrote the Declaration of Independence

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He led the French troops

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He helped row the boats across the Delaware River

Question 17

What did the French and Americans do to defeat the British troops at Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

They surrounded them on land and blocked the British ships from helping

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They sent the Declaration of Independence to the King of England

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They dug trenches on Bunker Hill

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They surprised them at Christmas

Question 18

On what day was the battle of Yorktown won?

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October 19th, 1781

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October 19th, 1783

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June 14th, 1776

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July 4th, 1776

Question 19

What did the Treaty of Paris do?

Accepted Answer

Ended the war with England and declared America to be a country

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Finalized the alliance between France and the United States

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Gave all the land to the French

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Made the war last three more years

Question 20

What happened in 1783?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Paris was signed

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Benedict Arnold betrayed the Americans and joined the British troops

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The British captured Philadelphia

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The first American flag was created

Question 21

How much land did the colonies receive through the Treaty of Paris?

Accepted Answer

from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River

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From the Atlantic Ocean to the Appalachian Mountains

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From the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains

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from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

Question 22

What man, along with his group of soldiers, captured Fort Ticonderoga?

Accepted Answer

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

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George Washington and the Minutemen

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Sam Adams and the Patriots

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Ethan Allen and the Sons of Liberty

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