American Revolution 7.1 &7.2

How long and in between what years was the American Revolutionary war?

• 8 years 1775 – 1783

• 7 years 1776 – 1783

• 8 years 1776 – 1784

• 6 years 1775 - 1781

The Continentals were transformed into a skilled fighting force at what location?

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Valley Forge

• Philadelphia

Who was the Mohawk chief that allied with the British?

• Joseph Brandt

• Francis Marion

• Marquis Lafayette

• John Burgoyne

Explain the original strategy by the British to win the war

• To take New York City first to use as their base

• To isolate New England from the rest of the colonies

• To use the British Navy to transport troops and supplies

• To invade the South to gain loyalist support

What two (2) nations came to the aid of the Americans during the revolution?

• France & Spain

• Nobody came to help the Americans

• France & Germany (Hessians)

• The West Indies & France

Which American general is most associated with artillery?

• Horatio Gates

• George Rogers Clark

• Nathanael Greene

• Henry Knox

Who wrote these words..."These are the times that try men's souls?"

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

Which battle prevented the British from being able to rendezvous with Burgoyne?

• Trenton

• Oriskany

• Saratoga

• Vincennes

Who was the French aristocrat who volunteered to serve in Washington's army?

• Baron de Kalb

• Jean Rochambeau

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Baron von Steuben

Battles whose British victories allowed them to capture Philadelphia?

• Trenton & Princeton

• Brandywine & Germantown

• Long Island

• Saratoga