Vocab 1
Benjamin Franklin was sent to France to to negotiate a(n) ________ since they had a common enemy.
A. Militia
B. Alliance
c. Petition
D. Privateers
B. Alliance
The second part of the Declaration of Independence talks about a persons___________ which include life and liberty.
a. Minutemen
B. Privateers
C. Natural Rights
D. Grievances
C. Natural Rights
Considered the first battle(s) of the American Revolution.
A. Bunker Hill
B. New York
C. Lexington and Concord
D. Trenton
C. Lexington and Concord
This battle helped colonists claim cannons and other weapons to bring to Boston.
A. Ticonderoga
B. New York
C. Saratoga
D. Trenton
A. Ticonderoga
A. Declaration of Rights and Grievances
B. Olive Branch Petition
C. Declaration of Independence
D. Declaration of Forgiveness
B. Olive Branch Petition
Privately owned ships known as__________ were used during the war to help the continental navy.
A. Privateers
B. Militias
C. Unalienable Rights
D. Guerilla Units
A. Privateers
Articles formally sent to King George III from the colonies were known as__________.
A. Guerilla Units
B. Petitions
C. Alliance
D. Mercenaries
B. Petitions
This battle helped colonist realize that they can compete with the British army.
A. New York
B. Lexington and Concord
C. Yorktown
D. Bunker Hill
D. Bunker Hill
This battle resulted in mass colonists deaths and forced General Washington to retreat and fight a defensive war.
A. New York
B. Trenton
C. Ticonderoga
D. Yorktown
A. New York
This document ended the American Revolution.
A. Treaty of Paris 1763
B. Treaty of Paris 1783
C. Declaration of Independence
D. Treaty of New York 1776
B. Treaty of Paris 1783
Soldiers hired to fight for a country thats not their own are known as___________.
A. Mercenaries
B. Privateers
C. Guerilla Units
D. Minutemen
A. Mercenaries
Rights that a person is born with.
A. Grievances
B. Unalienable Rights
C. Alliances
D. Natural Rights
B. Unalienable Rights
Which river did Washington and his troops cross during the Battle of Trenton?
A. Mississippi River
B. Hudson River
C. Delaware River
D. Ohio River
C. Delaware River
Who trained soldiers during the Winter at Valley Forge to become more disciplined.
A. Baron Von Steuben
B. Samuel Adams
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Paul Revere
A. Baron Von Steuben
Who inspired the colonists the write the Declaration of Independence?
A. John Locke
B. John Adams
C. George Washington
D. John Rolfe
A. John Locke
These units were primarily used in the south and greatly helped the continental army.
A. Militia
B. Privateers
C. Guerilla Units
D. Mercenaries
C. Guerilla Units
Volunteer troops established in each colony prior to the American Revolution.
A. Militias
B. Privateers
C. Mercenaries
D. Guerilla Units
A. Militias
The American victory convinced the French to join an alliance and declare war on Britain.
A. Trenton
B. Saratoga
C. Yorktown
D. Valley Forge
B. Saratoga
This is considered the final battle of the American Revolution.
A. Trenton
B. Yorktown
C. Saratoga
D. New York
B. Yorktown
Which of the following was NOT set up by the First Continental Congress?
A. Local Militias
B. Boycott British Goods
C. Declaration of Rights and Grievances
D. Continental Army
D. Continental Army
The Declaration of Independence Stated that Natural Rights are____________ or obvious.
A. Grievances
B. Self-Evident
C. Loyalist
D. Alliance
B. Self-Evident
The Articles of Confederation established all states as____________ where they choose representatives and make their own laws.
A. Republics
B. Loyalist
C. Petition
D. Alliance
A. Republics
Why did the British move the war to the South?
A. There were more patriots in the south
B. There were more supplies on the south
C. There were more loyalists in the south
D. They wanted to confuse the colonists.
C. There were more loyalists in the south
Which of the following was NOT a colonists advantage during the war?
A. Patriotism
B. Leadership
C. Home field advantage
D. Size of their army
D. Size of their army
Which of the following was NOT a term of the Treaty of Paris 1783?
A. Lands west to the Rocky Mountains
B. Florida is given back to Spain
C. America is acknowledged as an independent nation
D. France gets territory in Canada and the West Indies
A. Lands west to the Rocky Mountains