Battles of the American Revolution

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

Which river did General Washington and his men cross to reach the Hessian camp?

• Delaware River

• Trenton River

• Saratoga River

Which battle happened after Washington and his men crossed the Delaware river on Christmas night?

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

Which battle is considered the turning point of the revolution?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Bunkerhill

The document signed on July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress declaring the United States was free from Great Britain was the ________________________________________.

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• Articles of Confederation

The ______________________ was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake By by the French fleet. Cornwallis surrendered October 19, 1781.

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

What were soldiers called if they were ready to fight in a minute's notice?

• Minutemen

• Colonists

• Soldiers

• Second Continental Congress

John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams created what document that officially ended the American Revolution?

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

Who was an American ally during the Revolutionary War?

• France

• Great Britain

• Japan

After the war ended on land in 1781, where did fighting still occur?

• at sea

• in New York

• in France