The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.

Answers from the USCIS list

Give one of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.

• optional: (Battle of) Bunker Hill
• Declaration of Independence
• Washington Crossing the Delaware optional: (Battle of Trenton)
• optional: (Battle of) Saratoga
• Valley Forge optional: (Encampment)
• optional: (Battle of) Yorktown optional: (British surrender at Yorktown)

Our explanation

The war lasted from 1775 to 1783. The Declaration of Independence was adopted during it, in 1776. In 1781, the British army surrendered (gave up) at the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia. That ended the fighting.

Remember it

Easy picks: the Declaration of Independence (1776) or Yorktown, where the British surrendered (1781).

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) pp. 47, 49, 50. Quote (p. 50): “The British Army surrendered to the United States at the Battle of Yorktown in the state of Virginia.”

• 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) (PDF, USCIS)

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• 93The Civil War had many important events. Name one.