Struggles of the Continental Army and Guerilla Warfare

Struggles of the Continental Army and Guerilla Warfare

Locate and explain the significance of the following during the American Revolution:

• Struggles of the Continental Army • Battle of Saratoga

• Battles of Trenton and Princeton • Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Kings Mountain • Guerrilla warfare

​Struggles of the Continental Army

​Money

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Congress was BANKRUPT at the end of the war.​ They relied on the states for money and they didn't give enough.

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​Struggles of the Continental Army

​​Supplies

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Soldiers were lacking blankets, clothes, shoes, weapons, ammunition, and gunpowder​.

​Struggles of the Continental Army

​Time

-The Continental Congress wanted to approve all actions, and it took a long time to get information back and forth.

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​Soldiers

-Many soldiers lacked training and would come and go as they wanted.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were struggles that the Continental Army had to overcome?

• Lack of Money

• Lack of Supplies

• Soldiers with very little training

• Large amounts of time needed for communication

​Unconventional Warfare

Multiple Choice

The Continental Army began to attack the British in _________ to create an even battlefield. 

• Swamps and Woods

• Fields

Multiple Choice

____________ changed the war by using accurate rifles to take down officers, causing the British to retreat. 

• Cannons

• Swamp Foxes

• Sharpshooter

• That guy from "The Patriot" movie

Open Ended

How is guerilla warfare different from how the British army was trained to fight?