War for American Independence

Which was an American strength at the beginning of the war?

• an army of well-trained militia and volunteers

• a large navy

• many supplies

• knowledge of the land

British troops were...

• more experienced than the colonists.

• more motivated than the colonists.

• more handsome than the colonists.

• more intelligent than the colonists.

American victories at Trenton and Princeton were important because they...

• showed that the Americans could win some battles.

• convinced the French to join and send soldiers.

• frightened the King into surrendering.

• made the British leave New York and New Jersey.

After the first year of the war, Washington changed his strategy and it became...

• to fight a defensive war and tire the British out.

• to defeat the British in one large battle.

• to defend the biggest cities in the colonies at all costs.

• to use the navy to close the New York harbor.

The battle of Saratoga...

• stopped the British march south from Canada.

• was led by Benedict Arnold.

• was the turning point in the war.

• was the day with the most deaths in battle.

Saratoga was important because it...

• brought France into the war as an American ally.

• freed Georgia from the British.

• was the first battle led by Francis Marion.

• was the first after Ticonderoga.

The American war in the south was fought mostly by...

• guerilla troops.

• foreign volunteers.

• Spanish mercenaries.

• the tories.

At the end of which battle did General Cornwallis surrender 8,000 of the British troops because he was trapped?

• Yorktown

• Long Island

• Saratoga

• Trenton

In which state did the battle of Yorktown take place?

• Viriginia

• New York

• New Jersey

• Massachusetts

Which of these three countries was NOT involved in fighting at Yorktown?

• Spain

• United States

• France

• Britain