On tomorrow's test, you will NOT be required to pick which single advantage you would most like to have, but if it was 0n the test, you would...

Pick one ( one of America's or one of Britain's) single advantage and provide TWO reasons why .

Pick a bunch. If you write about enough, something is bound to be right.

Pick America's because Mr. Johns says this is American History.

Pick Britain's just to be different.

In the Battle of New York, ...

All of the above happened and Howe failed to crush the American rebels, too.

A fleet of British war ships invaded New York City

Many Patriots were taken prisoner and dies on a British prison ship called the HMS Jersey

George Washington lost a battle and led his men down an escape route that later became known as Broadway.

Which statement best describes the way George Washington won battles at Trenton and Princeton?

He surprised the Hessian mercenaries who were celebrating Christmas.

He hired several Hessian soldiers, the best mercenaries on the planet.

He fired silverware out of cannons. The Redcoats were torn to shreds.

He had help from the French who taught him how to stand up in a boat without tipping it.

German mercenaries, soldiers who worked for whoever could pay them the most

French bounty hunters, people who had experience catching runaway criminals in the wilderness of the ORV

German pretzel makers, the best soft pretzel makers in the new world

German pacifists who performed medical duties

In the Battle of Brandywine...

Britain took Philadelphia. Howe beat Washington again.

Washington beat Howe. Special forces led by many who signed the Declaration saved Philadelphia.

A young sniper named Alexander Hamilton really impressed Washington with his marksmanship.

Howe left Washington behind and finally split New England off from the rest of the colonies.

Local significance of Brandywine:

Philadelphia was captured. Patriot leaders evacuated Philadelphia and moved the capital to York, PA.

Barry St. Leger ran clear from here to Canada.

John Burgoyne paid farmers locally to rebel against taxes.

There is none. Brandywine's like an hour and a half away.

What best describes the British plan to win early in the war?

Split New England, who the British believed to be more troublesome, off from the rest of the colonies.

Promise the slaves their freedom and encourage slave revolts against Americans who owned them.

Pay the Native Americans to attack settlements over the Ohio River Valley.

Kidnap American sailors and force them to work in the British navy.

What went right for the British at Saratoga?

Burgoyne was where he was supposed to be.

Barry St. Leger was chased back to Canada by Benedict Arnold when he was still fighting for the Americans.

Howe had chased Washington too far off course. He had no business being in Philadelphia!

Howe had Philadelphia firmly under British control.

As a result of Saratoga...

The Hessians gave up and joined the Amish

It was proven once and for all that Line Fighting will always beat uncivilized guerrilla warfare

The Continental Congress formed the United States Navy

On the test tomorrow, you NOT will be asked which battle was the most important U.S. victory in the first year of the war. But if you were, and given that these are all in the first year of the war, you should...

Pick ONE single battle that America actually won and support that choice with TWO reasons why.

Complain that Mr. Johns is making us write so much.

Pick a bunch, just in case the British won some too..

Pick two and give one reason for each.

The American Revolution (part 1)

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Battle in which Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain boys stole the weapons Americans used at Bunker Hill

Lexington

Concord

Fort Ticonderoga

Helms Deep

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A Patriot...

was loyal to England

fought against British control

had a good job on the frontier

remained neutral, did not take a side

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A loyalist....

remained neutral.

had a good job on the frontier.

fought for freedom from British control.

remained loyal to England and liked the King.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Whose advantage? A well-trained and well-supplied army

America

Britain

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Whose advantage? A world-class and powerful navy

America

Britain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Whose advantage? Knowing the territory and being familiar with the land and people

America

Britain

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Whose advantage? A large population

America

Britain

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Battle in which Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain boys stole the weapons Americans used at Bunker Hill

A Patriot...

A loyalist....

Whose advantage? A well-trained and well-supplied army

Whose advantage? A world-class and powerful navy

Whose advantage? Knowing the territory and being familiar with the land and people

Whose advantage? A large population

Whose advantage? Having a true cause to fight for - independence

Whose advantage? Having large amounts of supplies and resources, including enough money to hire mercenaries?

On the quiz, you may have to write why hiring mercenaries might also have been a disadvantage.

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