1. THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

2. Patrick Henry was the delegate from Virginia who encouraged colonists to…
Fight Britain for independence

3. Where did it Talk about right to life, liberty and property?
The Declaration of Rights

4. What was the first battle of the Revolution?
Lexington

5. Delegates at the Second Continental Congress were far from unified but were open to compromise.

6. Who were Loyalists?
Colonists who chose to side with the British

7. What inspired colonists to draft the Declaration Of Independence?
Thomas Paine’s common sense?

8. Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point for Patriots?
They gained support of France and Spain

9. What is the significance of the battle of Yorktown?
It was the last major battle in the Revolution

10. The Declaration Of independence was drafted as a result of The First Continental Congress.

11. Did Congress try to make peace with the king? (King George)
Yes, while Washington prepared to lead the colonists against the British.

12. Why was the battle of Saratoga a turning point for the Patriots?
Because they gained support of France, Spain and Holland.

13. Be familiar with some of the difficulties the men faced at Valley Forge.

14. What error did Charles Cornwallis make that helped the Patriots?
He moved his troops cause he wanted to maintain communication with the British Navy.

15. Who did the Native Americans mostly side with during the war?
The British

16. What was the result of the treaty of Paris?
Britain recognized the independence of the U.S. It also set America’s borders and returned Florida to the Spanish.

17. Second Continental Congress was mostly about…
A meeting of delegates to decide how to respond to fighting at Lexington and Concord

18. The battle of Trenton was different than previous battles because Patriots went on the offensive.

19. Did the Declaration Of Independence address the rights of Native Americans?

20. Bernardo deGalvez
Became a key ally to the Patriots. He gathered different groups of people from different places and seized British posts all the way to Florida.

21. Why did thousands of slaves sign on with the British army?
They were promised their freedom

22. 5 Men were chosen to come up with a draft of the Declaration Of Independence. Who were they?
John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman.

23. Who was chosen to write the Declaration?
Thomas Jefferson

24. What 3 main things did the men want the Declaration to state?
The 3 things the men wanted Jefferson to include in the Declaration was : What made a good government, next was why King George the 3rd was unjust, and finally state that colonists were free from Britain.