American Revolution 2

Washington's surprise attack across the Delaware River on Christmas night:

• was the last battle of the Revolutionary War
• boosted the morale of the Patriots
• was followed by calls for his resignation
• was successful but caused a great number of American casualties

A city where Washington defeated the British during a surprise attack across the Delaware River on Christmas night

• Trenton
• Long Island
• Saratoga
• Concord

Americans had problems getting enough money to finance the war because

• Congress did not have the power the raise money through taxes
• the states were against the war
• no foreign countries would help the Patriots pay for the war
• the British closed all colonial banks at the start of the war

How did the war affect attitudes toward slavery in the United States?

• African Americans were seen as too valuable as soldiers to be enslaved people
• Loyalists had to free enslaved people as punishment for supporting the British
• Slavery was outlawed in the United States immediately following the war
• The ideals of freedom and liberty led some white Americans to question slavery

What role did the French play in the Patriot victory at Yorktown?

• They prevented the British navy from leaving New York
• They tricked the British into fighting them before arriving at Yorktown
• They provided troops and ships to help contain the British at Yorktown
• They sank British ships in Newport Harbor

What part of the country had the most Loyalists toward the end of the American Revolution?

• North
• South
• West

What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?

• Long Island
• Yorktown
• Trenton and Princeton
• Saratoga

Which British General captured Philadelphia in 1777?

• Burgoyne
• Howe
• Washington
• St. Leger

What was Valley Forge?

• General Howe's hideout during the 3-point plan
• George Washington's family ranch
• The worst defeat in American history
• Washington's winter camp where his soldiers trained

Who were the Green Mountain Boys?

• British soldiers who didn't want to fight in the war
• A group of British Generals who snuck up on the Americans in Long Island
• A strong Patriot militia led by Ethan Allen
• Members of the Continental Army who left to start their own military