American Revolutionary War Review

Which of the following is NOT a Continental Army Advantage during the American Revolutionary War?

• Home field advantage – knew the land

• Superbly trained and well-supplied

• Good leadership from Washington

• Foreign aid after 1778

Check off all the weaknesses faced by the Continental Army

• Paying these soldiers forced Continental Congress to raise taxes

• Weak & divided central government

• Morale was terrible

• Not enough men

• No real navy

Why did the Battle of Bunker Hill provide the Patriots with an important confidence boost even though they lost the battle?

• They inflicted significant casualties against the British

• They were impressed with how fast they escaped

• The Patriots were able to hold on to the battlefield

• The British captured the hill despite their heavy losses

Check all the potential reasons that Benedict Arnold turned traitor

• He felt a lack of recognition for his successes

• He thought the British had nicer uniforms

• He went heavily into debt

• He was heavily criticized by George Washington

• His marriage to a young Loyalist

Baron Friedrich von Steuben was a Prussian officer whose primary contribution was:

• Convincing Washington to let former slaves join the army

• Providing a new system of recruiting

• introducing Prussian rifled muskets

• training the previously undisciplined American troops

This woman became legendary for delivering water to troops at the Battle of Monmouth & possibly helping to crew a cannon

• Ann Helgrave

• Molly Pitcher

• Mary Jemison

• Hannah Duston

She was an early advocate for women’s rights who was one of only two women in U.S. history to be both wife and mother to presidents

• Abigail Adams

• Martha Washington

• Dolley Madison

• Martha Jefferson

Which of the following is NOT a contribution made by Ben Franklin?

• served in the Second Continental Congress

• helped draft the Declaration of Independence

• negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris

• founded the first national bank

His surrender at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, marked the final British defeat.

• William Howe

• Charles Cornwallis

• John Burgoyne

• Banastre Tarleton

“Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne lost the key Battle of

• Ticonderoga

• Onondaga

• Saratoga

• Waxhaws