The document contains an online quiz about the American Revolutionary War and the movie "The Patriot". It includes questions about key battles like Bunker Hill, figures like King George III, and terms like militia. Loyalists supported Britain while Patriots fought for American independence. The war began in 1775 and ended in 1783 when the Patriots and French defeated the British, gaining American independence.

1. AMERICAN
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Online quiz results – class: 2a (school year 2012/2013)
The Patriot

2. What happened in Charlestown?
The Americans and the French
besieged the last British
stronghold and Lord Cornwallis
had not have another option
except surrender. It was big
significance to the end of
American revolutionary war.
they declared war
state and started to
recruit soldiers for the
revolution
The British army has taken Charlestown.
There was a major battle.
There was a meeting of
representatives of the
American colonies about
becoming independent.
there was a conference with the
representatives of each
American state on whether they
should or should not start a war
with the British oppressors.
The British army took over Charlestown.
It was one of major battles in the war.

3. Which famous battle of the
Revolutionary war is mentioned at the
beginning of the movie?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Wilderness Campaign
CORRECT!

4. Who were the Red Coats and the Green
Dragoons?
Red coats were British infantry and
get their name from wearing red
uniforms. Green Dragoons were
British cavalry and they were
named "green" because they had
green parts of uniform to
distinguish them from infantry.
Red coats were British
infantry and Green
Dragoons were cavalry.
Red coat or Redcoat is a historical term used to
refer to soldiers of the British Army. They were
infantry troops. Red Dragoons were a cavalry
regiment of the British Army whose battle
honours include Waterloo and The Charge of the
Light Brigade.
The Red coats are the term for the British army,
the green dragoons were the cavalry of the
British army. The Red coats got their name
because they wore red coats, and green
dragoons wore red and green coats.
Red coats were the British
infantry while the green
dragoons were British cavalry.
They were named after the
colour of their uniforms
The Red Coats were British infantry. They were
named this way because of their red coats. The
Green Dragoons are usually the British royal
cavalry. They were named this way due to their
green uniforms.

5. What was the name of the ruler of
England during the Revolutionary War?
King George III

6. Explain the term 'militia'.
Militia is army or
fighting force that is
composed of amateurs.
It is unofficial army.
A military force that is raised
from civil population to
supplement a regular army in an
emergency. They had they own
leader.
army force made out of unprofessional soldiers
It refers to an army or other
fighting force that is composed
of non-professional fighters.
When the war began,
the 13 colonies lacked a
professional army or
navy. Each colony
sponsored local militia.
Militiamen were lightly
armed, had little
training, and usually did
not have uniforms.
Men-at-arms, paramilitary organisation
They are a military unit composed of untrained
and unprofessional soldiers. They were mostly
common men and weren't very effective units
because of their lack of discipline and war
experience.
An army composed of
ordinary citizens rather
than professional soldiers.

7. Translate 'infantry' and 'cavalry'.
infantry (eng.) = pješaštvo (hrv.)
cavalry (eng.) = konjica (hrv.)

8. Translate into Croatian these army
ranks: 'colonel' and 'corporal'.
colonel (eng.) = pukovnik (hrv.)
corporal (eng.) = desetnik (hrv.)

9. Who were the loyalists and who were
the patriots?
The loyalists were
Americans fighting with
the British, and the
patriots the ones fighting
against the British.
Loyalists were people
devoted to the crown and
the king, and the patriots
were people devoted to
the state and the people.
The loyalists were
people who wanted that
Britain rules the
American colonies.
The Patriots were
people who wanted the
colonies to become
independent.
Loyalists were those who were loyal to the British, while
patriots were those who wanted an American
country, free from the British.
The patriots are Americans who fought
against the British, while the loyalist were
loyal to the British crown.
The patriots were
Americans who were
against the Crown, while
the Loyalists were
Americans loyal to the
Crown.

10. Who won the Revolutionary War?
Americans – the patriots

11. What was the main theme of the movie?
The main theme was the story of a
man and his family and what they
went through during the American
revolution.
The main theme would be Benjamin
Franklin's thirst for revenge against
the British for killing his son what
would eventually lead him to
participate in the Revolutionary War.
But the main theme would be the
Revolutionary War itself.
The movie was about the revolutionary war,
and followed the life story of a war veteran
and his part in the American revolution .

12. What was the role of African-Americans
in the movie?
They fought the war representing their
masters. They were promised that
after 12 months of service they will be
free.
The African-Americans fought on
the side of the Americans for
their land freedom.
They promised them they will be
paid and they will get freedom.
They where slaves and they won
their freedom after a year of
service in the army.
Most of them were slaves, but some of
them were free men. The British and
the Americans used them in their
armies. If they served in the army for
twelve months, they'd get their
freedom.

13. When did the war begin and when and
how did it end?
It begun in 1775 and ended in 1783
with Peace of Paris. Patriots
(Americans) with the help of the
French won the war over Britain.
The war began in 1775, and
ended in 1783. The colonies
won.
The war began in 1775 and ended
in 1783. The main result was an
American victory and European
recognition of the independence
of the United States, with mixed
results for the other powers.
The war began in 1775.
The British army surrendered at
Yorktown.
It began in April 18th, 1775 with
the Battles of Lexington and
Concord. It ended with the Treaty
of Paris September 3, 1783.