The Revolutionary War

How did the colonial militias differ from the modern U.S. Army?

• Colonial militiamen trained for month; modern soldiers are hardly trained at all

• Colonial militias used swords and bayonets; the modern army used guns.

• The colonial militias were volunteered forces; the modern army consists of paid, precessional soldiers

• The colonial militias had no ranks; the modern army does

Place the following events in sequence A) battle of Yorktown B) battle of banker hill C) battle of Lexington?

• C,A,B

• C,B,A

• B,A,C

• B,C,A

how did the colonial militia know the British were coming to Lexington?

• Paul Revere, Samuel Prescott, and William Dawes warned them on there midnight ride

• Spies in the British army warned them

• They didn’t know and they were taken by surprise

• The British troop movements were obvious, and easy

What word provides the best descriptions of the time the continental army spent at valley forge?

• Restful

• Grueling

• Refreshing

• uneventful

How did Ben Franklin help the American War effort?

• By serving as president of the continental congress

• By convincing the French government to aid the colonists

• By writing the Declaration of Independence

• By serving as a general in the continental

What did George Washington have in common with lord Conwallis?

• They both won key victories over the British army

• They were both in charge of their respective armies

• They both won key victories over the british army

• They both received titles from the king of england

In the phrase, “ Thomas as Paine exhorted the colonist to support independence,” what does exhorted mean?

• politely asked

• Strongly urged

• Discouraged

• Expected

If you were a soldier at Valley Forge, what would be the biggest risk to your well-being?

• Drowning

• Frostbite

• Heat stroke

• Attacks by the British soldiers

which of the following is an opinion about the American revolution?

• Washington men showed far more courage than the British

• Washington men respected him

• Fighting on their home said was an advantage for the continental army

• The last major battle of the war took place in Virginia

What is the significance of the battle of Saratoga?

• It was the last major battle in the American Revolution

• It was a major British victory

• It was where the first shots of the war were fired

• It’s considered the turning point of the war