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? 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? 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? Yorktown Trenton Saratoga Long Island

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? Switzerland Portugal France Sweden

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

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

10. What was the last major battle of the American Revolution? Long Island Ticonderoga Saratoga Yorktown