1. American Revolution Review

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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

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

9. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. 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

18. 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

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

20. 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

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

22. 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

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

24. 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

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

26. 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

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

28. 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

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

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

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

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

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

34. What is the purpose of government?
To protect peoples rights