Unit 3 Revolutionary War

Question 1

George Washington

Answer 1

Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army

Question 2

Benedict Arnold

Answer 2

Colonial Leader who ultimately went to the British side

Question 3

Marquis de Lafayette

Answer 3

A French nobleman who helped train the Continental army

Question 4

General Cornwallis

Answer 4

British commander who surrendered at Yorktown

Question 5

General Howe

Answer 5

British Commander who chased Washington throughout New England.

Question 6

Nathaniel Greene

Answer 6

American Commander in the South who helped move the British from the Carolinas up toward Virginia and surrender

Question 7

Ben Franklin

Answer 7

Statesman who went to France to negotiate the Peace of Paris

Question 8

John Jay

Answer 8

Statesman who went to France to negotiate the Peace of Paris

Question 9

John Adams

Answer 9

Statesman who went to France to negotiate the Peace of Paris

Question 10

King George III

Answer 10

Monarch of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.

Question 11

Guerilla Warfare

Answer 11

small bands of militiamen leading sneak attacks

Question 12

blockade

Answer 12

blocking of supplies from the enemy

Question 13

regiment

Answer 13

an army unit

Question 14

musket

Answer 14

weapon used in the Revolutionary War.

Question 15

siege

Answer 15

total attack

Question 16

treaty

Answer 16

agreement that ends a war

Question 17

alliance

Answer 17

agreement between two countries

Question 18

militia

Answer 18

untrained military; supplement to Continental Army

Question 19

loyalist

Answer 19

colonists who were loyal to the British

Question 20

infirmary

Answer 20

military hospital

Question 21

infantry

Answer 21

fighting men in army; not officers

Question 22

retreat

Answer 22

infantry falling back; running from a military attack

Question 23

patriot

Answer 23

colonist who was in favor of the revolution

Question 24

redcoat

Answer 24

a slang term for British soldiers

Question 25

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 25

Turning point in the war; British decided to have three regiments meet up in Albany New York but Howe got lost, Burgoyne was defeated in a trap and turned around

Question 26

Battle of Yorktown

Answer 26

Ending battle in the Revolution - Cornwallis was surrounded by the Colonial forces in the Chesapeake Bay with Greene holding them off until Washington’s forces came and with the French help at sea, blocked the English retreat

Question 27

Crossing of the Delaware

Answer 27

Washington crossed this river to attack the British in a surprise attack

Question 28

First phase of the War

Answer 28

Northern phase that consisted of Washington retreating and training his new army

Question 29

Second phase of the War

Answer 29

Southern phase of the war characterized by slower battles, fought in the south

Question 30

Battle of Trenton

Answer 30

Turning point of Washington’s success; he attacked the British forces on Christmas night and was hugely successful

Question 31

Battle of Princeton

Answer 31

Second battle of Washingtons success, marched his army from Trenton to Princeton and captured the British rear-guard. Led to increased enlistment and renewed dedication to the revolution