Ch 6-Lesson 1 The War for Independence

Which Patriot was executed for spying on Great Britain?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Nathan Hale

• Patrick Henry

What American victory helped build morale during the harsh winter of 1776?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Long Island

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Trenton

Who was the women who brought water to the troops, dressed as a man, and fought for the Continental Army during the Battle of Monmouth?

• Abigail Adams

• Martha Washington

• Betsy Ross

• Molly Pitcher

Important victory for the Patriots that changed the course of the war because it ruined the British strategy to separate New England from the rest of the colonies.

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

• Battle of Yorktown

The Continental Army was a small and poorly trained army compared to the British.

• True

• False

Hessians were hired German soldiers who fought for the British.

• True

• False

In the early years of the war, the size of the Continental Army dwindled largely because soldiers left as their year of service was completed.

• True

• False

Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and drove the British from Philadelphia.

• True

• False

At the Battle of Saratoga, American forces surrounded British troops and forced British General Howe to surrender.

• True

• False

Another name for a Loyalist

• Patriot

• Tory

• Mercenary

• Recruit