Unit 7/ CKLA Lesson #8 Comprehension questions

Front

What is a front? See pages 40-41.

Back

the place where fighting happens in a war

Front

British Army's strategy to defeat the enemy:

Back

Divided the colonies in half and fought on two fronts.

Front

At the start of the war, who was likely to win?

Back

The British, as they were the largest and best trained.

Front

Why did the British focus on New York City?

Back

New York City had a port.

Front

Continental Army fighters?

Back

farmers & shopkeepers

Front

Who paid the Hessians for help in the war?

Back

the British

Front

Mother Nature as the enemy is an example of what literary device?

Back

personification

Front

Washington's troops crossed the Delaware River to surprise the Hessians in Trenton.

Back

December 25, 1776