American Revolution Review

January 2015Mr. Shaffer

• From the following list, identify whether the “advantage” applies to the Continental Army (C) or the British Army (B)

____ 1. Used surprise attacks (guerilla warfare)____ 2. More money and resources____ 3. Fighting on home soil____ 4. More experienced and better trained____ 5. Fighting for a cause____ 6. More powerful naval forces

CBCBCB

Which one happened first?

A – Washington and his men were defeated by the French at Fort Necessity.

B – The Proclamation of 1763 is issued by King George III.

Which one happened first?

A – The British Parliament passes the Sugar Act.

B – The Americans and the French sign the Treaty of Alliance.

Which one happened first?

A – The Americans fight the British at Bunker (Breed’s) Hill

B – The Americans sign the Declaration of Independence

Which one happened first?

A – The Americans defeat the British at Saratoga.

B – The Americans defeat the British at Yorktown

Which one happened first?

A – Washington and his troops struggle through a winter at Valley Forge.

B – The Americans are successful in turning the British back at Concord.

Which one happened first?

A – The Americans successfully attack for Ticonderoga securing cannons to be used against the British.

B – The British attack New York at Long Island and then occupy New York City.

John Locke determined that the purpose of government was to

protect people’s natural rights. List 3

of these rights.

Answer: Life, ownership of property, and liberty

What was the name of the organization that signed

pledges against drinking tea and published notices in the local newspaper promising they would not buy British-

made cloth?

Answer: Daughters of Liberty

What organization did Samuel Adams organize in 1772 that worked as a

network for passing along news?

Answer: Committees of Correspondence

The Coercive Acts (also known as the Intolerable Acts) were a series

of laws passed by Parliament. Which of the following was not

included as part of the act?

A. closing the port of Boston until payment for the spilled tea was received

B. accused British officials would be tried in English courtsC. British troops could be quartered in Massachusetts townsD. colonies would return all tobacco to Britain

This assured the king that most of the

American colonists were still loyal to Great Britain

and to him

Answer: Olive Branch Petition

May of 1775, Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold were

successful in their attack on this British outpost on New

York’s Lake Champlain. *They seized a large number of

cannons.

Answer: Ticonderoga

This person wrote the Declaration of

Independence

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Who traveled to Europe to work out a compromise with

the British? (3 people)

Answer: John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin

This compromise was signed by the

British on September 3, 1783,

ending the war.

Answer: Treaty of Paris

One that favored separation from

Great Britain

Answer: Patriot

This man was the leader of the Green

Mountain Boys

Answer: Ethan Allen

This writer encouraged

freedom from Great Britain through Common Sense

Answer: Thomas Paine

One that supported ties with Great

Britain

Answer: Loyalists

Professional German soldiers

that fought for the British

Answer: Hessians

This was the turning point in the war (Benedict Arnold

was the hero here)

Answer: Saratoga

“Father of the American Navy” … said, “ I have not

yet begun to fight!”

Answer: John Paul Jones

This 19 year old Frenchman became

an American general, because he

loved America

Answer: Marquis de Lafayette

Washington led an attack on Hessians

at this place on Christmans

Answer: Trenton

“This man was ordered to stop the Americans

after Trenton and Princeton, but the

patriots defeated this man at the Battle of

SaratogaAnswer: John Burgoyne

Daniel Morgan defeated the British at

this battle in South Carolina

Answer: Battle of Cowpens

The war essentially ended after the British surrendered thousands

of soldiers after this battle.

Answer: Yorktown

This person successfully managed

several plantations and promoted Indigo

as a cash crop

Answer: Eliza Lucas Pinckney

This person is widely known for carrying water to soldiers in

battle, and it’s thought that she fired some cannons of her own

Answer: Molly Pitcher

Washington and his troops spent a harsh

winter here during the winter of 1777 – 1778

Answer: Valley Forge

This British General was ordered to arrest Sam Adams and John

Hancock

Answer: Thomas Gage

This man was chosen to lead the Continental

Army

Answer: George Washington

This man was president of the

Second Continental Congress, and he

signed the Declaration of Independence first

(the signature was quite large)Answer: John Hancock

This man led the Patriots at the Battle of Bunker (Breed’s)

Hill

Answer: William Prescott

This man went on a famous ride to warn citizens before the

British marched through Lexington on their way to Concord

Answer: Paul Revere

This man introduced a resolution to declare

independence for Great Britain

Answer: Richard Henry Lee

A captured American spy (he was 24 years old) that was put to

death

Answer: Nathan Hale

The British King during the Revolution

Answer: King George III

This man was once one of Washington’s most

trusted generals, but he became the most famous TRAITOR in our nation’s

history

Answer: Benedict Arnold

The French King during the Revolution

Answer: King Louis XVI

Said “Give me liberty, or give me death!”

Answer: Patrick Henry

This man’s troops were trapped and

defeated, bringing the war very close to an

end

Answer: Charles Cornwallis

This French admiral set up a blockade in the Chesapeake Bay

Answer: Francois de Grasse

This person was charged with libel for attacking the

royal governor in the newspaper; he was

eventually found innocent, paving the way for a free

press in America

Answer: John Peter Zenger

This Englishman was Britain’s foreign secretary

during the French and Indian War; he later argued in the House of Lords that British troops should be withdrawn from America

Answer: William Pitt

This man’s philosophies are found

throughout the Declaration of Independence

Answer: John Locke

This man was the one that signaled to two riders that the British were coming; he later fought and died at Breed’s

Hill, knowing he would likely give his life for the cause of

liberty

Answer: Joseph Warren