The Revolutionary War Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for hired foreign soldiers?

• Patriot

• Mercenary

• Ally

• Traitor

The document that declared the colonies free from British rule is known as the ________.

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Olive Branch Petition

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

Who was chosen to command the Continental Army and helped shape the new government of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Hessian

• Valley Forge

The main author of the Declaration of Independence was ______.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Hessian

• Valley Forge

Who were the German mercenaries who fought not out of loyalty but for pay?

• Valley Forge

• George Washington

• Hessian

• Thomas Jefferson

During the winter at ______, the Continental Army faced many hardships, and 2,000 soldiers died of disease and malnutrition.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Hessian

• Valley Forge

Foreign soldiers who fought for pay were called

• militiamen

• Continental Army

• mercenaries

• regulars

Had help from hired soldiers (Hessians):

• Americans

• British