Test Revolutionary War

Question 1

Who was a hero of Saratoga but was later found out to be a British spy.

Answer 1

Benedict Arnold

Question 2

Where Washington and his troops spent the winter of 1777-1778

Answer 2

Valley Forge

Question 3

Most famous admiral in the Continental Navy. “I have not yet begun to fight”

Answer 3

John Paul Jones

Question 4

Nick name is “swamp fox” and is famous for hiding in the swamps away from the British

Answer 4

Francis Marion

Question 5

Last battle of the revolutionary war

Answer 5

Yorktown

Question 6

British command that lost at Yorktown

Answer 6

Cornwallis

Question 7

At Yorktown what colonist general surprise attacked the British

Answer 7

George Washington

Question 8

At Yorktown what French commander blocked the British off from receiving help from the British Navy

Answer 8

Admiral de Grasse

Question 9

At Yorktown the French commander that met Washington and combined their troops

Answer 9

Count Rochambeau

Question 10

What year was Yorktown

Answer 10

1781

Question 11

This officially ended the war. It set the colonies free from England

Answer 11

Treaty of Paris

Question 12

British general/ Massachusetts governor that marched to capture John Hancock and John Adams.

Answer 12

Thomas Gage

Question 13

Colonial commander at Bunker Hill

Answer 13

William Prescott

Question 14

A petition sent to George III. Georg III declined it

Answer 14

Olive Branch Petition

Question 15

In retaliation to the Olive Branch Petition to punish the colonists

Answer 15

Prohibitory Acts

Question 16

List 6 British advantages in the Revolutionary War

Answer 16

1. More Military Experience
2. Better Trained Army
3. Had more troops
4. More money
5. Centralized Command
6. “Torres” - American colonists that are still loyal to the king

Question 17

List 3 Patriot Advantages in the Revolutionary War

Answer 17

1. Fighting at Home
2. Fighting for their home and family
3. European Balance of Power

Question 18

Wrote a pamphlet on why we should fight the British. The pamphlet was Common Sense

Answer 18

Thomas Paine

Question 19

Became a close and useful aid to Washington

Answer 19

Marquis de Lafayette

Question 20

British general that joined Thomas Gage at the Battle of Bunker Hill

Answer 20

William Howe

Question 21

“ I only regret that i have but one life to lose for my country”

Answer 21

Nathan Hale

Question 22

Proved to be the turning point in America’s War for Independence

Answer 22

Battle of Saratoga

Question 23

The British commander at Saratoga

Answer 23

General Burgoyne

Question 24

The colonists commander at the Battle of Saratoga/ he won

Answer 24

Horatio Gates

Question 25

What was the impact of battle of Saratoga

Answer 25

Benjamin Franklin was able to use the victory at Saratoga to be the French and other European powers to help us

Question 26

What battle is we’re Washington and his troops attacked Hessian soldiers by surprise on Christmas Day

Answer 26

Trenton

Question 27

What river at Trenton made the Hessians feel safe

Answer 27

Delaware River

Question 28

1st major battle of the Revolutionary war and where was it

Answer 28

Battle of Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill

Question 29

Year of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 29

July 4, 1776