Revolutionary War-True/False

False

British soldiers in the Revolutionsary War were called Patriots

True

British soldiers were fighting over control and power over America

False

Ethan Alland and the Green Mountain Boys led the capture of Fort Ticonderoga

True

In 1775,most Patriots still wanted peace

True

John Hancock was put in charge of the Continental Army

True

Lexington and Concord was the first official battle of the American Revolution

True

Many African Americans who fought for America, thought there freedome would be granted after the war

False

More men were killed by disease than in actual combat

False

Native Americans were apprehensive to join the side of the British for fear they would kick them off their lands

False

On July 4, 1776, the first shots were fired at Lexington

True

On enlistment, every soldier was given a complete uniform

True

Paul Revere made it all the way to Lexington to warn the colonists

True

Roughly 20-30% of the populations were LOYALISTS. Roughtly 40-50% were PATRIOTS and the rest remained neutral

True

The 1st Continental Congress met in Philadelphia

True

The issue of separating from Great Britian divided the American society

False

The southern Colonies had high number of Patriots, while the New England Colonies had high numbers of loyalists

False

Three men rode on horseback to warn the colonists that the British were coming

True

American Colonel William Prescott yelled, "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!"

True

American and British Armies fought in a line during battles and in open fields

False

American militamen seized Bunder Hill and Breed's Hill and tool control fo the Hill