Revolutionary War

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

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What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• 1620

• 1776

• 1492

• 1800

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Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Gettysburg

Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

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What was the name of the document that officially ended the American Revolution?

• Treaty of Paris

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Constitution of the United States

• Declaration of Independence

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What was the name of the British law that taxed all legal and commercial documents in the American colonies?

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

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This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War

Who famously said, 'Give me liberty, or give me death!'?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

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What was the name of the treaty that officially recognized the United States as an independent nation?

• Treaty of Berlin

• Treaty of Rome

• Treaty of London

• Treaty of Paris

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Which European country provided military and financial support to the American colonies during the Revolution?

• France

• Spain

• Italy

• Germany