American History, CFA, Week 11, 10 - 25 - 18

I came to America to offer my help to General Washington. I became his trusted aide and friend. I came from France. My name is

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Friedrich von Steuben

• Thaddeus Kosciusko

• Casimir Pulaski

Patriot officer who captured two frontier outposts – Kaskaskia (Illinois) and Vincennes (Indiana).

• John Paul Jones

• George Washington

• George Rogers Clark

• John Burgoyne

Henry Hamilton was known as the

• River Rat.

• leader of the Green Mountain Boys.

• hair buyer.

• Swamp Fox.

British general who lost the Battle of Saratoga.

• Williams Howe

• John Burgoyne

• Sir Henry Clinton

• Charles Cornwallis

The Continental Congress faced all of the problems except ______.

• Each colonies reluctance to transfer power to the Continental Congress.

• Difficulty in raising a regular army to fight the war.

• Difficulty in raising money to fight the war.

• Difficulty fishing in streams and ponds.