American Revolution: Key Concepts and Figures

What was the main reason African Americans chose to fight in the American Revolution?

• The possibility of gaining freedom

• Workload decreased

• Gain higher salary

The Patriots said “Liberty and (a)   for all!”

Who had the most African Americans fighting on their side for the American Revolution?

• French

• Indians

• Dominicans

• Great Britain

The American Revolution was fought between the

• Spain and French

• Patriots and Spain

• North and South

• Patriots and Great Britain

Who knew the terrain better

• Colonist

• French

• Great Brit

Propaganda is when you refuse to buy from a particular country

• True

• False

I was a slave and learned to read and write, I wrote poems and plays for American independence

• Harriet Tubman

• Betsy Ross

• Rosalina Parkinson

• Phillis Wheatley

Why did Americans wait until later on in the war to allow black men to fight?

• Black men are unskilled

• Not enough uniforms and shoes

• They were desperate for fighters

• They forgot that they were an option

Who was the officer who helped with the continental army into shape at Valley Forge?

• George Washington

• Baron Von Steuben

• Alexander Hamilton

• Diaz Leonard

Many soldiers didn’t have

• shoes

• Undies

• undershirts

• pants