The Revolution- SS weekly Week 20

Great Britain couldn't deal with fighting in both America and (Europe | Canada | Asia | Mexico) , so they were forced to end the Revolutionary War.

• Europe

• Canada

• Asia

• Mexico

Choose an answer from the drop down menu to complete the sentence.

Ethan Allen and his (Green | Roaring | Stormy | Golden) (Mountain | River | Sky | Plain) Boys weren't officially a part of the militia, but he helped take Fort Ticonderoga anyway

• Green, Roaring

• Roaring River

• Green Mountain

• Stormy Golden

Multiple Choice

_______________ fought on both sides of the Revolutionary War.

• The French

• African Slaves

• Loyalists Colonists

• The Spanish

Who traveled to France in order to encourage the French to help the Americans in the war?

• George Washington

• Ethan Allen

• Benjamin Franklin

• Deborah Sampson

What effect did George Washington’s 1776 reading of Thomas Paine’s words have on the upcoming mission across the Delaware?

• The men were inspired by the words and continued their mission, despite hardships.

• The men were discouraged by the words and abandoned their mission.

• Washington became too emotional to continue the mission after sharing the words.

• : The men who heard these words decided to desert the Continental Army.

How did the conflict between George Washington’s Patriot soldiers and Great Britain’s Hessians end on Christmas Day of 1776?

• a: The Hessians easily defeated the starving, weak, ill-equipped Patriot soldiers.

• b: The Patriot soldiers fought a hard battle but eventually won against the Hessians.

• c: The Hessians were well-rested after the Christmas festivities, so they won the battle.

• d: The Patriot soldiers surprised the Hessians while they slept and defeated them easily.

Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold worked together to capture ___________ without losing a single soldier.

• a: Fort Sumpter

• b: Fort Edward

• c: Fort Rutledge

• d: Fort Ticonderoga

Once France, Spain, and the Netherlands all openly supported America in the Revolutionary War, Great Britain began to fear that _________________.

• a: they would be attacked in Europe

• b: the American Indians would also turn against them

• c: they would run out of money for the war

• d: their French spies would become double agents

What caused Deborah Sampson to join the Continental Army under a false identity?

• Her family members were known to be Loyalists.

• She had a life-threatening illness.

• Women weren’t allowed to be soldiers.

• : She was related to George Washington.

David Bushnell invented the first ________________ of the Revolutionary War.

• a: musket

• b: submarine

• c: tank

• d: warship