What Is Your Revolution IQ?

Question

Since the 4th of July is coming up, and people tend to complain about bordom, I thought I would ask a few questions about the Revolution.

1. In what war did George Washington fight FOR the British?
2. Who wrote, “Common Sense.”
3. Who said, “We must hang together or we will surely hang together.”
4. Why did Washington cross the Delaware?
5. On what night was this Delaware crossed?
6. What was, “the turtle”?
7. How many times was the turtle used?

Answer 1

french indian war

benjamin franklin

you got number 3 wrong it was "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." by ben franklin at the signing of the declaration of independence

it came (the crossing that is ) at a bad time with low morale in the continental army. they lost a battle and crossed it to prevent a what could have been disastarous battle for the army. since there were few farries at that time it would have been hard for the large british army to succeed in even crossing.

christmas night.1776

Turtle was the first American submarine, invented in Connecticut in 1775 by David Bushnell as a means of attaching explosive charges to ships in a harbor.

once and it failed.

did i pass?

Answer 2

1. French and Indian War or 'The Seven Years' War'
2. Thomas Paine
3. I am not certain, but suspect someone such as Patrick Henry, Ben Franklin or even John Jay.
4. As a strategic manuever to divide his troops on this side and that side of Trenton and engage in a style of attack he had admired of the Indians in the previous war.
5. Christmas day, when Washington suspected the enemy would be resting.
6. Sounds like some academically titled minutia that was likely some sort of ship and may even have proven relevant, but is blusteringly pointless in a discussion of broader history. (In other words: no idea)
7. --

Answer 3

1. There was some kind of battle between the french and the brist over ohio wasnt it?
2. Thomas Payne
3. Franklin and the quote is, "We must hang together or we will surely hang seperately
4. To get around the backside of the brits
5. Christmas
6. The first submarine
7 Once

Answer 4

I'm european, with no particular knowledge or interest in USA history, but here goes:

1) A French-English war i suppose. Perhaps it involved some indians too.
2) John Locke perhaps?
3) no idea
4) no idea
5) the-night-of-the-delaware-crossing
6) I guess it was one of the first ironclads
7) once or twice

Answer 5

1 French and Indian War
2 Thomas Paine
3 Franklin?
4 surprise attack during the Revolutionary war
5 Christmas 1776
6 submarine
7 once?

Crap I feel stupid now....

Answer 6

the french and indian war
thomas pane
benjamin franklin
to attack the hessins at trenton
dec 25
submarine
2

Answer 7

How about some harder questions?

Answer 8

Don't care. I'm Canadian