1. 1 Which of the following was NOT an economic hardship colonists suffered during the Revolutionary War?
a shortage of imported goods
profiteering
neutrality
inflation

2. 2 Which of the following was a personal hardship Americans suffered during the Revolutionary War?
Families were torn apart
Towns were burned by the British
Patriots stole from Loyalists
All of the above

3. 3 Why did many women run businesses and farms during the War?
Men left home to fight the war
Men became shopkeepers
Women were better educated than men back then
Women fought in battles

4. 4 What were many African Americans promised if they fought in the Revolutionary War?
farmland
Good paying jobs
Their freedom
A position in the Continental Navy

5. 5 Which river did Washington cross to attack Trenton?
The Saratoga
The Potomac
The Mississippi
The Delaware

6. 6 What group did Washington attack in Trenton?
The Trentonians
The Neanderthals
The Quakers
The Hessians

7. 7 What new campaign did Britain begin in 1777?
Move the war to the South
Invade Philadelphia
Use mercenaries
Separate the New England colonies from the other colonies

8. 8 Why was the American victory at Saratoga a turning point in the War?
The British moved the war to the South
It was the first American victory in the war
France agreed to join the American Cause
It kept the Continental Army together

9. 9 Where did the Continental Army spend the winter of 1777-1778?
Philadelphia
Brandywine
Trenton
Valley Forge

10. 10 Who negotiated with France for help?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Burgoyne
Horatio Gates

11. 11 Which European country helped America by lending it money ?
Germany
Russia
England
The Netherlands

12. 12 Why did the British move the war to the South?
The Continental Army did not have a navy
They were chasing Washington
The climate was better for fighting
They learned France had entered the war

13. 13 Where did the British lose many battles of the Revolutionary War?
The north
The south
Along the coast
Inland

14. 14 What battle in South Carolina was a major victory for the American Army?
Charles Town
Savannah
Cowpens
Vincennes

15. 15 Where did the British set up their headquarters in the summer of 1781?
Guilford Courthouse
Boston
Plymouth
Yorktown

16. 16 What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
The Battle of Savannah
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of New York

17. 17 What officially ended the Revolutionary War?
The surrender at Yorktown
The defeat of the British Navy
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Declaration of Independence

18. 18 What state’s constitution did many other states use as a model?
Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York

19. 19 What right did many state constitutions not give to women?
The right to trial by jury
The right to own slaves
Pursuit of happiness
Voting

20. 20 How did Congress pay veterans of the Revolutionary War?
With land
With Continentals
With money borrowed from Spain
With gold

21. 21 Which new states came from the area south of the Ohio River?
Virginia and Kentucky
Tennessee and Ohio
Michigan and Indiana
Kentucky and Tennessee

22. 22 What was the name of the land north and west of the Ohio River?
The Ohio River Valley
Townships
Kentucky
The Northwest Territory

23. 23 What did the ordinance of 1785 explain?
It defined the Northwest Territory
The amount of land veterans would be given
The way land would be measured, divided and sold
None of the above

24. 24 What promised freedom of religion and did not allow slavery in land won from Britain?
The Northwest Ordinance
The Townshend Acts
The Rule of Congress
None of the above

25. I was the leader of the Continental Army in the South.

26. I was captured as a spy and hanged by the British.

27. I trained the Continental Army to march and fight.

28. I became a traitor to the American Cause.

29. I surrendered at Yorktown.

30. I paid for the uniforms and supplies of the men I commanded.

31. I rode 40 miles to warn of a British attack.

32. I spent winters with my husband.

33. I was a Captain in the Continental Navy.