American Revolution reviewOnline version American Revolution review by Amy Carlowski 1 People who change sides in a conflict a traitors b guerrillas c grievance d preamble 2 fighters who work in small bands and make hit and run attacks a traitors b guerrillas c grievance d preamble 3 a formal complaint a traitors b guerrillas c grievance d preamble 4 introduction a traitors b guerrillas c grievance d preamble 5 general who took charge of the Continental army in the South in 1780 a Nathanael Greene b Charles Cornwallis c Richard Henry Lee d Thomas Paine 6 British commander who surrendered at Yorktown a Nathanael Greene b Charles Cornwallis c Richard Henry Lee d Thomas Paine 7 Introduced the Virginia resolution to Congress a Nathanael Greene b Charles Cornwallis c Richard Henry Lee d Thomas Paine 8 ridiculed the idea of rule by kings a Nathanael Greene b Charles Cornwallis c Richard Henry Lee d Thomas Paine 9 Following the capture of Charles Town, the British took over all of _____________ a South Carolina b Cowpens c Paris d French 10 American General Daniel Morgan won a clear victory in the battle of a South Carolina b Cowpens c Paris d French 11 The treaty ending the American Revolutionary War was signed in a South Carolina b Cowpens c Paris d French 12 The ideals of the Declaration of Independence helped to inspire leaders of the ____________Revolution of 1789 a South Carolina b Cowpens c Paris d French 13 Paine's "Common Sense" increased support for ______________ in the colonies a independence b natural rights c minority 14 the Declaration of Independence is based on the idea of a independence b natural rights c minority 15 Both Patriots and Loyalists were in a ______________ at the start of 1776. a independence b natural rights c minority 16 What committee members suggested only minor changes to the original writing of the Declaration of Independence (you may choose more than one) Choose one or more answers a John Adams b Benjamin Franklin c Thomas Jefferson d George Washington 17 Paper money printed by Congress a continentals b enlist c mercenaries d cavalry 18 sign up for duty a continentals b enlist c mercenaries d cavalry 19 In Trenton, Washington's soldiers captured almost a thousand Hessian ______________ a continentals b enlist c mercenaries d cavalry 20 Casimir Pulaski led and trained mounted troops called __________ for the Continental army a continentals b enlist c mercenaries d cavalry 21 head of militia force that defended the frontier in the late 1770s a George Rogers Clark b John Paul Jones c Marquis de Lafayette d Friedrich von Steuben 22 Commander of the American ship "Bonhomme Richard" a George Rogers Clark b John Paul Jones c Marquis de Lafayette d Friedrich von Steuben 23 a French noble called the ___________________ became a high ranking officer in Washington's army a George Rogers Clark b John Paul Jones c Marquis de Lafayette d Friedrich von Steuben 24 a German baron who directed the training of Washington's army a George Rogers Clark b John Paul Jones c Marquis de Lafayette d Friedrich von Steuben 25 In the summer of 1776, George Washington gathered his forces on Staten Island a False b True 26 The Battle of Bugoyne is considedere a turning point of the Revolutionary War a False b True 27 Washington's army spent the hard winter of 1777-1778 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania a False b True 28 Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called "The Crisis" that helped raise morale when American spirits were low a False b True 29 Most southern states_________________ African Americans to serve as soldiers a refused to accept b drafted 30 Americans offered payments to Native American groups who a remained neutral b fought against the British 31 The Lousiiana governor secretly ______________ the Amerian cause a helped b worked against 32 During the war, some 800 ___________ helped the American navy to harass British shipping. a privateers b warships
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