American Revolution Part 2 Study Guide
1. What are the 3 main sections of the Declaration of Independence that
follow the preamble?
2. What European event was influenced by the American Revolution?
3. Who was Francis Marion and what did he do?
4. What “item” did Spain get in 1783?
5. Which country was the first to sign a treaty of alliance with the United
States?
6. How did Americans react to the situation at Valley Forge?
7. Which phrase does the Declaration use to emphasize natural rights?
8. What advantages did the United States have to help them win the war?
9. When did free African Americans begin fighting for the Patriot cause?
10. What marked the official end of the American Revolution?
11. Who introduced the Virginia Resolution?
12. Who composed the Declaration of Independence?
13. When did the American Revolution start? End? How many years did it
last?
14. What happened to the Loyalists’ property after the Revolutionary War?
15. What did Deborah Sampson do to help the Patriot cause?
16. What did Friedrich von Steuben, and Marquis de Lafayette have in
common?
17. What side did the Native Americans fight for?
18. Who was defeated by Washington’s forces in Trenton?
19. Which battle in the Middle States was a MAJOR turning point in the
Revolution?
20. General Cornwallis was forced to surrender at what final battle?
21. What were some “grievances” included in the Declaration?
22. Whose name has come to mean “traitor” from the American Revolution?
23. What was the main purpose of the Declaration?
24. Who is famous for vowing, “I have not yet begun to fight.”