Unit 5: American Revolution

Which battle was considered a "moral victory" to the Continental Army?

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

• Long Island (New York)

• Saratoga

What THREE are strategies used by the British? (Choose 3)

• Use tricks to defeat a larger opponent

• Intimidate with a larger army

• Cut off Patriot support in New England

• Feed off Loyalist support in the South

At what battle did Washington outsmart a large number of Hessian mercenaries?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Valley Forge

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

Which French noble, inspired by the Patriot cause, volunteered alongside Washington?

• Lord Cornwallis

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Francis Marion

• Baron Friedrich von Steuben

Which battle (and city) was General Washington forced to retreat because of the strength and size of the British army?

• Philadelphia

• New York (Long Island)

• Boston

• Valley Forge

Why was Saratoga the turning point of the war?

• It was an evenly matched battle that America won

• British victory led to an increase in recruits for the Continental Army

• France formally allied with America

• Portugal declared war on Britain

When the Declaration of Independence says "all men are created equal," who did it originally refer to?

• White males and freed African Americans

• White males and females

• White male property owners

• Southern white males only

What is described by the following:

-lack of food

-diseases spread

-lack of shoes and clothing

-cold weather

-soldiers desert

• Weaknesses of the Continental Army

• Weaknesses of the British Army

• Conditions at Valley Forge

• Complaints made to King George III in the Declaration

Who said, "I have not yet begun to fight!" in the naval battle Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis?

• Nathan Hale

• John Paul Jones

• George Rogers Clark

• Francis Marion