Battles
In what battle did the famous "shot heard around the world" occur?
Bunker Hill Lexington and Concord
Trenton Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
About _____________ African Americans soldiers fought in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
3,000 4,000
5,000 6,000
5,000
Spain, France, the Netherlands, and_____________ declared war against Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. Name the country?
Poland
Which famous patriot was a silversmith?
George Mason Samuel Adams
Paul Revere John Hancock
Paul Revere
Valley Forge was an encampment located about 18 miles outside of ____________? Name the city.
Philadelphia Boston
New York Charleston
Philadelphia
What battle is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown Cowpens
Saratoga Bunker Hill
Saratoga
The first state to have an All African American regiment was _________________.
New York Rhode Island
New Jersey Connecticut
Rhode Island
He was a Prussian military officer who helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge? Name this officer.
Friedrich von Steuben Marquis de Lafayette
Comte de Rochambeau Casimir Pulaski
Friedrich von Steuben
Which founder was essential in getting the support of France during the American Revolution?
John Adams John Jay
George Washington Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin
Some soldiers ____________ in the Winter of 1777-1778 (left without permission).
recruited deserted
ambushed ratified
deserted
On December 25, 1776, Washington and his men crossed the icy Delaware River from Pennsylvania and surprised about 800 Hessians in __________.
Princeton New York City
Trenton Philadelphia
Trenton
_____________ took her husbands place on the battlefield when he was killed. She was from Pennsylvania.
Deborah Sampson Margaret Corbin
Phyllis Wheatley Mary Ludwig Hays
Margaret Corbin
_____________ won a promotion to the rank of General. He died in 1779, fighting in the Continental Army.
Thaddeus Kosciuzko Casimir Pulaski
Juan de Miralles Marquis de Lafayette
Casimir Pulaski
Which Patriot spy said, "My only regret is that I have but one life to lose for my country?"
Nathan Hale John Andre
Benedict Arnold Samuel Prescott
Nathan Hale
In the spring of 1778, ____________ announced that they would enter the Revolutionary War. This lifted the spirts of the soldiers at Valley Forge. Name the country.
Spain Netherlands
Poland France
France
The surrender at _______________ in 1781 was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
Bunker Hill Yorktown
Monmouth Courthouse Saratoga
Yorktown
______________ fatally shot British Major John Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Who was this famous African American?
Peter Shea Peter Stevens
Peter Salem Peter Rogers
Peter Salem
This French naval officer helped with the "siege" at Yorktown in 1781. He decided not to attack New York but rather send the second French naval fleet to Yorktown. Name this French naval officer.
Marquis de Lafayette Comte de Rochambeau
John Paul Jones Henry Clinton
Comte de Rochambeau
Which of the following is the correct time range of the Revolutionary War?
1770-1780 1762-1778
1775-1783 1779-1787
1775-1783
About _____________ soldiers died at Valley Forge between 1777-1778?
1100-1500 1600-2100
1700-2300 1800-2500
1800-2500
Which battle took place in Pennsylvania in 1777?
Brandywine Trenton
Albany Ft. Ticonderoga
Brandywine
This patriot spy secretly listened to General Howe's plan to attack Washington's army in a small town 8 miles outside of Philadelphia. Name this spy?
Lydia Darragh
He famously said “I gave my heart to the Americans and thought of nothing else but adding my colors to theirs.” Who said this famous quote?
Friedrich von Steuben Juan de Miralles
Casimir Pulaski Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette
The British vessel _____________ surrendered to John Paul Jones and made him a naval hero. Name the ship.
Bonhomme Richard Serapis
Constitution King George
Serapis
Due to the their training at Valley Forge, the Continental Army was able to defeat the British on July 28,1778 at the Battle of ___________.
Monmouth Long Island
Saratoga Trenton
Monmouth