unit 4b

Question 0

The British hoped to divide and conquer America in the north by controlling this river valley

Answer 0

Hudson River valley

Question 1

The Americans suffered horribly here during the winter of 1777/1778

Answer 1

Valley forge, Pennsylvania

Question 2

The war ended with a British surrender here

Answer 2

Yorktown, Virginia

Question 3

Washington crossed this river during his surprise attack on the hessians

Answer 3

Delaware river

Question 4

The first major loss for Washington came in this northern city

Answer 4

New York City, New York

Question 5

The British took control of the major southern ports of Charlestown and this city in Georgia

Answer 5

Savannah

Question 6

After the British won at the battle of brandywine, they took over this city which was the capital of the United States at the time

Answer 6

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Question 7

Battles on the frontier were fought mostly in the present day states of Indiana and here

Answer 7

Illinois

Question 8

The British plan of divide and conquer called for three British armies to meet here

Answer 8

Albany, New York

Question 9

Once the British captured the U.S capital, the continental congress simply moved here

Answer 9

York, Pennsylvania

Question 10

The green mountain boys defeated part of a British army in this town in present day Vermont

Answer 10

Bennington

Question 11

Washington and his army caught the hessians by surprise on the day after Christmas here

Answer 11

Trenton, New Jersey

Question 12

This american won many battles on the frontier

Answer 12

George Rogers Clark

Question 13

He was the British General who was commander of all forces at the beginning of the war

Answer 13

General William Howe

Question 14

He was the commander in chief of the continental army

Answer 14

George Washington

Question 15

He was the Frenchman who helped Washington at valley forge and after

Answer 15

Marquis De Lafayette

Question 16

Though he fought with the Americans at the beginning this man is most remembered for being the first american traitor and switching to the British side

Answer 16

Benedict Arnold

Question 17

American patriot victorious at sea (a privateer)

Answer 17

John Paul jones

Question 18

American patriot known as the swamp fox

Answer 18

Francis Marion

Question 19

British General who surrendered at Yorktown

Answer 19

General Charles Cornwallis

Question 20

American patriot who received all the credit for the victory at the battle of Saratoga

Answer 20

General Horatio Gates

Question 21

British General defeated at Saratoga

Answer 21

General John Burgoyne

Question 22

General who was put in charge of the southern American army by Washington and was successful in making the British chase him and dragging the war out

Answer 22

Nathanael Greene

Question 23

He became commander of all British forces after General Howe was fired

Answer 23

Henry Clinton

Question 24

This man was the German who helped train washingtons troops at valley forge

Answer 24

Baron Von Steuben

Question 25

This man was the commander of the British army that was to meet Howe and Burgoyne in Albany, New York to divide and conquer the Americans. He was to cross the state from the west (Lake Ontario)

Answer 25

Barry st. Leger

Question 26

List the three advantages of the Americans fighting in the revolutionary war

Answer 26

• They knew the land
• they are fighting for a greater cause
• they had better leaders such as George Washington

Question 27

List the three advantages of the British in fighting the revolutionary war

Answer 27

• larger, stronger, and more experienced army & navy
• larger population
• more money to hire soldiers such as the German hessians

Question 28

List the three part strategy of the British fighting in the revolutionary war

Answer 28

• divide and conquer the Americans
• crush and defeat Washington’s army
• use loyalists against patriots

Question 29

Name one battle that was an example of George Washington using the hit and run tactic of fighting

Answer 29

Trenton

Question 30

List the three part American strategy

Answer 30

• make the war last long; tire the British out
• Washington must avoid get captured
• use hit and run tactic of fighting (guerrilla warfare)

Question 31

What key battle is considered the turning point of the revolutionary war? Give three reasons why.

Answer 31

Battle: Saratoga

• Spain and France agreed to help the Americans fight against the British
• a large British army has surrendered
• the British strategy of divide and conquer has failed

Question 32

In the final battle of the revolutionary war, who surrendered to who?

Answer 32

General Cornwallis and the British army surrendered to George Washington and the American army

Question 33

What is the boundary of the United States of America to the north

Answer 33

Canada

Question 34

What is the boundary of the United states of America to the east

Answer 34

The Atlantic Ocean

Question 35

What is the boundary of the United States of America to the south

Answer 35

Spanish Florida

Question 36

What is the boundary of the United States of America to the west?

Answer 36

The Mississippi River

Question 37

What role did women play in war effort?

Answer 37

They served at nurses, seamstresses, cooks

• spied on British soldiers
• disguised themselves as men in order to become soldiers

Question 38

Why did many African Americans fight in the war?

Answer 38

• they believed in the patriot cause
• they needed money
• to earn freedom

Question 39

What is a mercenary?

Answer 39

Hired soldier

Question 40

What is a hessian?

Answer 40

German mercenaries hired to fight on the British side

Question 41

What side did the native Americans fight on most commonly, and why?

Answer 41

They felt that the British were less of a threat than the Americans

Question 42

What is the difference between a battle, siege, and a war?

Answer 42

A battle is a fight between two groups of armed groups of contestants, a war is armed conflict in which two or more nations, states, factions, or peoples fight each other.

In other words; a battle is part of a war, not the other way around

Question 43

Who was Juan De Miralles?

Answer 43

A Spanish representative who helped the Americans with financial aid

Question 44

What fraction of the Americans supported Britain?

Answer 44

3/5

Question 45

Where in America was loyalist support the most common?

Answer 45

The Carolinas, Georgia, and New York