Chapter 6 Revolutionary War

Hessians were ______________ mercenaries, or hired soldiers, who fought for the British.

• German

• Spanish

• French

• Native American

Which Patriot was executed for spying on Great Britain?

• John Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• Nathan Hale

• Ben Franklin

What American victory helped build morale during the harsh winter of 1776?

• Battle of Long Island

• Battles of Trenton and Princeton

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

At the Battle of Saratoga, American forces surrounded British troops and forced British General John Burgoyne to surrender.

• True

• False

Which Founder was essential in getting the support of France during the American Revolution?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

The Continental Congress sent Jonathan Austin to France to deliver the news of the American victory in the _______________.

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Long Island

• Battle of Saratoga

During the harsh winter of 1778, the British Army enjoyed comfortable conditions in ___________________.

• New York

• Boston

• Yorktown

• Philadelphia

_________________________ was a former Prussian military officer who helped train the Continental Army to become a more effective fighting force.

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Friedrich von Steuben

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thaddeus Kosciuszko

Some Native American tribes sided with the British and raided American settlements.

• True

• False

Which British commander was nicknamed the "hair buyer" because he paid Native Americans for settlers' scalps?

• Charles Cornwallis

• Henry Hamilton

• Henry Clinton

• John Burgoyne