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Revolution Quiz 1
Harper Quiz Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| King of Great Britain during Revolutionary War | King George III |
| Hired soldiers | mercenaries |
| Great Britain hired soldiers from this country; | Germany |
| The early battles of the War were fought in this colony | Massachusetts |
| The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" refers to the first shot of the war, fired in this town | Lexington |
| Patriots were gathering weapons and hiding Adams and Hancock in this town | Concord |
| This word means a refusal to use something | Boycott |
| The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on | Breed's Hill |
| The Continental Army _______ most of the early battles of the war | lost |
| Paul Revere may have declared "The ____________ are coming!" as he rode toward Lexington. | regulars |
| Thomas Paine was a pamphleteer who wrote | "Common Sense." |
| George Washington was from this colony | Virginia |
| Spies could be ______________ and even killed | captured |
| People in the colonies has to choose between being these two things | A Loyalist or a Patriot |
| The Declaration of Independence has ____________ with its wording | problems |
| Where was Washington's first major victory in battle? | Battle of Trenton |
| How many Hessians did the Continental Army face in Trenton? | 1000 |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who wrote, "A penny saved is a penny earned?" | Benjamin Franklin |
| Who said, " I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country?" | Nathan Hale |
| What song poked fun at the Continental Army soldier? | Yankee Doodle |