Assuming you're referring to the American Revolution, the revolutionaries felt they were in danger because the British far outmatched them in terms of man power and skill. To remedy this the colonists turned to foreign aid, especially from the French.
Answer:
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. c
6. b
7. b
8. a
Explanation:
1. Idiom is a non literal word or phrase, of course cats and dogs cannot come from the sky
2. Onomatopeia is a certain word to express an action like POW! or BAM!
3. Metaphor is comparing two things without using like or as, the two things in this sentence is mom and bear
4. Personification is giving non living things actions, trees don't dance
5. Hyperbole is an exaggeration
6. Alliteration is a phrase with the same starting letter
7. Imagery is a phrase that makes an image in your mind by describing that certain person or object
8. Simile is comparing two things with using like or as, the two things being compared is my dad and an ox
