The American Revolution

Which statement about Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778 is MOST accurate?

• Royalists were encouraged by reports of Washington’s forces at Valley Forge.

• Conditions at Valley Forge ended hopes for colonial independence.

• Valley Forge was the scene of much hardship for General Washington’s troops.

• The battle at Valley Forge was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

The Continental Army’s victory at Saratoga was especially important for which of the following reasons?

• It was the first colonial military victory of the American Revolution.

• It was the result of a daring move by General Washington on Christmas night 1776.

• It convinced France that the colonies could win the war, giving them a crucial ally.

• It resulted in Britain’s immediate surrender and served as the final decisive battle of war

The American army in the early years of the War for Independence can be characterized as

• A well-trained army with a strong tradition of bravery under fire

• Ill fed, ill clothed, and ill trained

• Buoyed by a string of exhilarating victories

• Floundering because of a lack of any effective leaders

The Treaty of Paris of 1783

• granted the United States independence from England

• ended French colonial holdings in North America.

• eventually became a major cause of the Mexican War.

• ensured Loyalists would not be compensated for their lands.

The Battle of Yorktown is significant in the American Revolution because

• it was there that the “shot heard ‘round the world” was fired.

• the British Army surrendered after being surrounded.

• it marked the only time Washington was ever defeated in battle.

• the British victory there succeeded in dividing George Washington’s Colonial Army into two parts.

Lord Charles Cornwallis role in the American Revolution is significant because

• he successfully defeated Washington outside of New York City.

• his invasion of Virginia eventually led to his being trapped in 1781 at the battle of Yorktown.

• led the British invasion of the colonies by way of the Canada territory.

• he abandoned the British Army and declared his allegiance to the Colonial Army.

In the United States, the Marquis de Lafayette is best known for

• giving away secrets to the Germans in World War II.

• is role in the XYZ Affair with the French government.

• leading the French Resistance to aid American pilots in World War II.

• Training troops at Valley Forge and helping secure money from France.

The British surrendered to the Continental Army in 1781 following

• the Boston Massacre.

• the Battle of Saratoga.

• the Battle of Yorktown.

• the Battle of Lexington.

The assistance of the French was given to the American Continental Army after the battle of

• Cowpen.

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Yorktown

Which of these was the GREATEST contribution of Prussian military expert Baron von Steuben to the American war effort?

• He secured much-needed supplies from Prussia

• He trained and wrote a manual for the army at Valley Forge

• He donated large sums of money to the colonist.

• He led a group of soldiers at the Battle of Saratoga.