Chapter 6_Lesson 1/2

The colonists had a large, well-trained army compared to the British.

• True

• False

Hessians were hired German soldiers who fought for the colonists.

• 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 enemy from Philadelphia.

• True

• False

The American victory at Saratoga stopped the British plan to separate New England from the rest of the colonies.

• True

• False

Who disguised herself as a man so she could fight with the army?

• Deborah Sampson

• Molly Pitcher

• Margaret Corbin

• Betsy Ross

Few patriots believed ____________ when he stated, “We shall have a long . . . and bloody war to go through.”

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

The first state to have an all–African American regiment was

• Georgia

• New York

• Rhode Island

• South Carolina

On October 17, 1777, General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at

• Concord

• Philadelphia

• Saratoga

• Trenton

In general, Loyalist support for Britain was weakest in_______.

• Georgia

• New England

• North Carolina

• Pennsylvania