American Revolution

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1. What are the two places that the "shot heard 'round the world" refer to? Lexington and Concord Boston and Trenton Lexington and Boston Concord and Trenton

2. Who was the British King during the war? Edward VIII George III William IV George II

3. What system was used by the colonists to send messages to each other? Writs of Assistance Deliverance Group US Postal Service Committees of Correspondence

4. Which of these men was a French military officer that served with General Washington? Fernand Gambiez Henri Jules Bataille Marquis de Lafayette Gaspard de Coligny

5. What was the location of a series of battles that became the turning point for the Revolutionary War? Trenton Saratoga Long Island Yorktown

6. Which American general turned traitor and joined the British? George Washington Daniel Morgan Marquis de Lafayette Benedict Arnold

7. America received foreign aid from what country? Portugal Switzerland Sweden France

8. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson John Adams George Washington John Hancock

9. Some German mercenaries fought for the British. What are they usually called? Bavarians Hessians Homburgers Silesians

10. What is known as the last battle of the American Revolution? Long Island Yorktown Saratoga Ticonderoga