Abeka 11th Grade US History quiz 8

the best known naval hero from Scotland that sailed to the British Isles and defeated the British warship Serapis

John Paul Jones

general who replaced Horatio Gates as leader of southern forces to retake the South from the British

Nathanael Green

On Christmas night in 1776, General Washington and his men soundly defeated Hessian troops at what location along the Delaware River?

Trenton

the last major battle of the War for Independence

Battle of Yorktown

In the treaty of Paris, what territory did Spain receive for her role in American victory?

Florida

When was the Treaty of Paris signed?

1783

Which battle was the turning point of the War for Independence?

Battle of Saratoga

Which was an advantage the colonists had in the War for Independence?

foreign aid

Which of the following men was NOT a European military leader who helped the Patriots defend their liberty?

Casimir Pulaski

Thaddeus Kosciuszko

Baron de Kalb

Robert Morris

Robert Morris

How did William Blackstone's political theory differ from John Locke's?

Blackstone believed that the law of nature comes from God.