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History - Revolutionary War
Test your knowledge about the American Revolution.
Quiz ID:
#19350
Fun:
(2.58)
Difficulty:
(1.19)
Category:
History
Created By:
alexxx
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#1 In 1779, Americans were receiving help from their allies _______.
England and France
France and Spain
France and Russia
#2 Who was appointed head of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
#3 Who won the Battle of Yorktown?
American and French troops
British troops
Spanish troops
#4 On ________ 24th, 1776, George Washington led his troops across the Delaware River.
Your Answer:
1 word, 8 letters.
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#5 Where was the American army's winter fort?
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Albany
#6 Where was the worst American defeat of the war?
Camden
Yorktown
Charles Town (Charleston)
#7 What was the British strategy?
To cut off the New England colonies from the rest
To gain New York
To win at Albany
#8 Where did the turning point of the war take place?
New York City
Boston
Saratoga
#9 The color red on the American flag in 1777 represented what?
Valor (bravery)
Purity
Justice
Blood
#10 What was one reason the British took the war into the south?
Many southerners were Loyalists.
The British had more land to fight on.
It was warmer.
#11 In May 1778, why did George Rogers Clark win at Vincennes?
George Rogers Clark surrounded the fort.
George Rogers Clark fooled the British into thinking they had more men.
George Rogers Clark tricked the British into surrendering.
All of the above
#12 Yorktown, Cowpens, and Wilmington were the only American victories in the south.
True
False
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