American Revolution Review

Question #1 What term is used to describe the war tactic of surrounding the enemy in hopes of capturing them. Answer…. Siege

Question #2 What is the term used to describe when an enemy blocks off a port to prevent supplies from getting in. Answer… Blockade

Question # 3 Most Native Americans tried to stay ________ during the revolutionary war. Answer…. → Most Native Americans tried to stay Neutral during the revolutionary war.

Question #4 People who are paid to fight are called ___? Answer… Hessians Mercenaries German Hessians

Question #5 Which famous Patriot was also know as “Swamp Fox” because he used many guerilla war tactics? Answer… → Francis Marion

Question #6 First official Battle of the Revolutionary War? (“Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes”) Answer… -Bunker Hill -Breeds Hill

Question #7 Which Battle did George Washington lead his troops across Delaware River? Answer… → Trenton

Question #8 Which battle was so important because it convinced the French to become an ally to the Patriot side? It is also called the turning point of the Revolutionary War. Answer… → Saratoga

Question #9 Which battle was known as the “Shot Heard Round the World”? Answer… → Lexington and Concord

Question #10 What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War? Answer… → Yorktown

Question #11 Who is said to have sewn the first American flag? She also helped the war efforts by sewing flags. Answer… → Betsy Ross

Question #12 Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War? Answer… → George Washington

Question #13 Which British battle general tried to block off New England from the other colonies? Answer… → John Burgoyne

Question #14 Who wrote the pamphlet called “Common Sense”? Answer… → Thomas Paine

Question #15 Who said “Give me liberty or give me death?” Answer… → Patrick Henry

Question #16 What event immediately led to the British recognizing the colonies as a free and independent nation? Answer… Treaty of Paris Battle of Yorktown is also acceptable

Question #17 Which of the following was not an advantage of the colonist: Strong desire to gain independence Knew the land Strong Navy George Washington’s leadership

Question #18 Which general did the Americans and French lay siege to at the battle of Yorktown? Answer… → Cornwallis

Question #19 Why did the African Americans support the Revolution? Answer… → They believed it would lead to the end of slavery and their freedom. → Freedom

Question #20 Who was the famous, daring sea Captain who won the battles against the British Navy? Answer… → John Paul Jones

Question #21 Which fort did Ethan Allen gain, when he led the Green Mountain Boys here to capture all the cannons for the Patriot side? Answer… Fort Ticonderoga

Question #22 Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence? Answer… Thomas Jefferson

Question #23 Which Patriot is known for saying “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” after he was caught spying on the British to help the Patriot cause? Answer… Nathan Hale

Question #24 What is the term used to describe soldiers who fight on horseback? Answer… cavalry

Question #25 Where did Washington spend a long, cold winter where soldiers were dying because of lack of clothing and shelter. The women sent needed supplies here. Answer… Valley Forge

Question #26 Who was a famous traitor, who turned on the American Patriots cause? Answer… Benedict Arnold

Question #27 Name one right that all citizens have a right to. They are the three most natural rights stated in the Declaration of Independence? Answer… Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness

Question #28 What is the war tactic the involves hit and run raids? Answer… -Guerilla Warfare -Guerilla -Guerilla war tactics

Question #29 What is a voluntary army of citizens called? Answer... -militia

Question #30 What city is the Declaration of Independence written in? Answer… -Philadelphia

The colonies were finally recognized by the British as an independent country after the signing of what treaty? Treaty of Paris of 1783

Who was the President of the Second Continental Congress? John Hancock

What is the purpose of government? To protect peoples rights