Revolutionary War

How was Bernardo de Galvez important to American success in the war?

• He captured key New England cities.
• His ships blockaded British ports.
• He provided aid to wounded patriots.
• Attacked the British in the South and West and forced the British to divide forces

What did Casimir Pulaski do for the American Revolution? 

• Created and trained the American Cavalry
• Convinced France to aid the Colonies
• Attacked the British in Canada and captured Montreal
• Took over Florida for the Spanish

What Prussian military officer trained soldiers at Valley Forge?

• Friedrich von Steuben
• Hernando de Soto
• Wilhelm von Hohenzollern
• Albert von Hohenstaffen

What young French aristocrat became a champion for the American cause and encouraged French assistance?

• Marquis de Lafayette
• Alexander de Comteville
• Maurice del Terro
• Bernardo de Galvez

Most of the fighting in the South included hit-and-run techniques of fighting.  What do we call this style?

• The coward's way
• Strategy
• Guerilla Warfare
• Rank and File Fighting

On Christmas night 1776, Washington and his men crossed the Delaware River to achieve a surprise victory at what town?

• Saratoga
• Trenton
• Germantown
• Philadelphia

Why was the American victory at Saratoga considered a "turning point" of the war?

• The British lost hope of victory.
• Europeans nations, like France, openly offered support for the Americans.
• The British soldiers joined the Americans.
• The Americans secured all the money they would need.

At which winter camp did the Continental Army, Washington's troops, suffer from a lack of decent food, clothing, shelter, and medicine?

• Germantown
• Saratoga
• Valley  Forge
• Philadephia

The English agreed to recognize the United States as an independent nation after what victory?

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• New York
• Vincennes

Which document officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as an independent nation?

• Treaty of Vincennes
• The Treaty of Versailles
• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• The Treaty of Paris