American Revolution

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1. What are the two places that the "shot heard 'round the world" refer to? Concord and Trenton Lexington and Boston Lexington and Concord Boston 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? Deliverance Group Writs of Assistance Committees of Correspondence US Postal Service

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

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? Benedict Arnold Marquis de Lafayette George Washington Daniel Morgan

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