1. 1. Which army had the advantage of fighting on the defensive? A. French B. American C. British D. Salvation

2. 1. Which army had the advantage of fighting on the defensive? B. American

3. 2. What is the name given to colonists who sided with the British? A. Patriots B. Swashbucklers C. Buccaneers D. Loyalists

4. 2. What is the name given to colonists who sided with the British? D. Loyalists

5. 3. “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!” was said at which battle? A. Fort Ticonderoga B. Saratoga C. Yorktown D. Bunker Hill

6. 3. “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!” was said at which battle? D. Bunker Hill

7. 4. Who captured the forts at Cahokia and Vincennes? A. George Washington B. Ethan Allen C. Benedict Arnold D. George Rogers Clark

8. 4. Who captured the forts at Cahokia and Vincennes? D. George Rogers Clark

9. 5. Who wrote Common Sense, the document which told the colonies that it was obvious that they should separate from Britain? A. Thomas Jefferson B. John Hancock C. Ethan Allen D. Thomas Paine

10. 5. Who wrote Common Sense, the document which told the colonies that it was obvious that they should separate from Britain? D. Thomas Paine

11. 6. Who was the British general at the Battle of Yorktown? A. Washington B. Lafayette C. Cornwallis D. Pulaski

12. 6. Who was the British general at the Battle of Yorktown? C. Cornwallis

13. 7. Which of the following was something which the Second Continental Congress decided to do? A. surrender to the British B. surrender to the French C. attack Saratoga D. set up an army with George Washington as its leader

14. 7. Which of the following was something which the Second Continental Congress decided to do? D. set up an army with George Washington as its leader

15. 8. What battle was sometimes called the Lexington and Concord of the South? A. Moore’s Creek Bridge B. Cowpens C. King’s Mountain D. Guilford Courthouse

16. 8. What battle was sometimes called the Lexington and Concord of the South? A. Moore’s Creek Bridge

17. 9. Which fort was located at the tip of Lake Champlain? A. Saratoga B. Yorktown C. Bunker Hill D. Ticonderoga

18. 9. Which fort was located at the tip of Lake Champlain? D. Ticonderoga

19. 10. Who was the British commander at Oriskany? A. St. Leger B. Burgoyne C. Howe D. Cornwallis

20. 10. Who was the British commander at Oriskany? A. St. Leger

21. Answers 1-b 2-d 3-d 4-d 5-d 6-c 7-d 8-a 9-d 10-a