American
Revolution
Test Review
After the Treaty of
Paris, who recognized
the independence of
the United States?
Great Britain
What date was the
Declaration of
Independence?
July 4, 1776
What was the
first battle of the
American
Revolution?
Lexington
and
Concord
What battle was
the turning point
in the Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
What was the last
battle of the
Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
What treaty
ended the
Revolutionary
War?
Treaty of Paris
Name some
countries that
helped the
Americans.
France,
Germany
Spain
Why did the
colonists
protest
the Stamp Act?
“no taxation
without
representation”
Who wrote most
of the Declaration
of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the
Commander in Chief
of the American
army during the
Revolution?
George Washington
According to the
Declaration of
Independence, a
government’s power
comes from whom?
The People
Who wrote Common
Sense and The
Crisis?
Thomas Paine
What country helped
at the Battle of
Yorktown?
France
How did the second
Continental Congress
attempt to make peace
with the British?
Olive Branch Petition
Put these in chronological order:
Paul Revere’s Ride
Declaration of Independence
Boston Massacre
Battle of Lexington and
Concord
Boston Massacre
Paul Revere’s ride
Battle of Lexington and
Concord
Declaration of Independence
Who was the
leader of
The Sons of
Liberty?
Where did the Continental
army spend the “cold and
hopeless” winter of
1777-1778?
Valley Forge
What incident in
1770 involved the
attack of 5 Boston
colonists by British
soldiers?
Boston Massacre
Where did the first clash
between the colonial
Minutemen and the British
soldiers occur?
Lexington and Concord
What formed the
western border of the
United States at the
end of the American
Revolution?
Mississippi River
What method did
the colonists use to
hurt British trade
prior to the American
Revolution?
Boycott
During the American
Revolution, who were the
farmers that were ready
to fight at a moment’s
notice?
Minutemen
What term best
describes the colonists
who sided with Great
Britain during the
American Revolution?
Loyalist
Who was Great
Britain trying to
punish by passing
the Coercive Acts?
Boston for the Boston Tea Party
What was the result
of the Battle of
Saratoga?
France formed an alliance with the
American government
What was the
colonial viewpoint
of taxation?
Taxation without
representation is tyranny!
What did the
Stamp Act tax?
Legal documents and paper
How did the American
Revolution
economically affect
the colonies?
Why did the colonists
seek help from the
French government
during the American
Revolution?
Money
War
materials
What pamphlet
convinced colonists
that independence
from Great Britain
was the right choice?
Common Sense by Thomas Paine