Revolutionary War Test

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  1. 2. The last major war of the Revolution was fought at ______ where the British surrendered.
  2. 6. The colonists snuck onto a British tea ship dressed as _____ to dump tea over.
  3. 7. The Battles at Lexington and Concord were known as "The ______ heard around the world."
  4. 9. The first Continental Congress meet in ________.
  5. 12. _____ colonists died during the Boston Massacre.
  6. 14. Who won the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775?
  7. 17. This country was an ally of the Americans and sent Lafayette to help their army.
  8. 18. The Townshend Act taxed many goods including the all-important good - ____.
  9. 19. This small newspaper convinced a lot of people to become patriots.
  10. 22. Most Native Americans sided with the Redcoats or the Patriots?
  11. 23. Britain's legislative or law-making assembly
  12. 24. There were _____ lanterns hung in the bell tower to let Paul Revere know the British were coming by sea.
  13. 25. A person who betrays his fiends or country.
  14. 27. The Americans spent the winter of 77-78 camped at ____________.
  15. 29. The British had the best Army and ________ in the world.
  16. 30. A secret group of colonists that wanted to protect their colonies from the unfair acts of the British.
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  1. 1. The American colonists that sided with the British during the war were known as _____.
  2. 3. _____ is a cartoon show all about the Revolutionary War.
  3. 4. After the war the Americans gained land up to the _______ River.
  4. 5. A ______ is a group of volunteer soldiers that are regular citizens and not professionally trained.
  5. 8. General _______ was in charge of the Continental (American) Army.
  6. 10. Who won the battle of Saratoga in 1777?
  7. 11. The war ended with a peace treaty signed in what city?
  8. 13. The colonists refused to buy British goods after they were taxed unfairly, this is called a ________.
  9. 15. In 1774 The Intolerable Acts closed the Boston ______.
  10. 16. This side had inexperienced but smart generals - Redcoats or the Patriots?
  11. 20. These American soldiers were supposed to be able to ready to fight with only a 60-second warning.
  12. 21. The British won the French and Indian War, but the cost doubled their national ______.
  13. 26. Because America is a big country the British Army was spread _______.
  14. 28. What month was the Declaration of Independence signed in?