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War for American Independence

Authored by Matthew Miller

History

8th Grade

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War for American Independence
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

British troops were...

more experienced than the colonists.

more motivated than the colonists.

more handsome than the colonists.

more intelligent than the colonists.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

guerilla troops.

foreign volunteers.

Spanish mercenaries.

the tories.

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