Americans and the Revolution

Who was a free African that fought at the Battle of Concord?

• James Armistead

• James Forten

• Peter Salem

• Crispus Attucks

Colonists who remained loyal to the King of England where known as?

• Rebels

• Loyalists

• Neutral

• Patriots

___________________ was a Mohawk leader who fought for the British in the Revolutionary War.

• Thayendanegea

• Tamanend

• Samoset

• Tisquantum

Charging and extremely exaggerated price for crops or goods is known as _________________,

• inflation

• profiteering

• boycotting

• a strike

_______________ became the first woman veteran to be recognized by Congress.

• Martha Washington

• Abigail Adams

• Deborah Sampson

• Margaret Corbin

A rise in the price of all goods over a period of time is known as _____________.

• profiteering

• price gouging

• inflation

• a bad economy

Colonists who were patriots wanted ...

• to continue to be a part of the British empire.

• to become their own country.

• to stay out of the fight and mind their own busines.

What caused a shortage of imported goods?

• Supply ships kept sinking in storms on their way across the Atlantic.

• Prices were too high for many people to purchase products.

• Merchants from Europe refused to sell to Americans.

• British ships set up blockades on American ports.

Why did some enslaved Africans choose to fight in the Revolutionary War?

• They were promised their freedom as a reward for their service.

• They wanted revenge on those who captured them.

• They thought it would help them escape if they learned how to fight.

• They wanted to make their owners proud of them.

Why did many Native Americans, such as Thayendanegea, choose to side with the British?

• They liked the red uniforms better.

• They thought the British had the best army.

• They hoped to stop American settlers from moving west and taking more of their land.

• They thought it would help them to trade their goods.