Defining Moments of the American Revolution

Which battle was the turning point in the American Revolution?

• The Battle of Yorktown
• The Battle of Saratoga
• The Battle of Bunker Hill
• The Battle of Trenton

Which country started supporting the United States after the Battle of Saratoga?

• Great Britain
• Germany
• France
• Russia

Near which city did most of the early "action" in the Revolution take place? 

• Philadelphia
• Boston
• Washington DC
• New York City

Choose two challenges that both the British and Americans faced during the Revolutionary War.

• Both had to use homemade clothing and weapons.

• Both had to ship supplies and soldiers across the ocean.

• Both had to deal with shortages of supplies, cash, and troops.

• Both struggled to pay soldiers and keep the soldiers supplied.

• Both had strong support from citizens.

Which word best fits the definition “people who make money because of wartime hardships”?

• Congress

• soldiers

• profiteers

• civilians

Why did the Mohawk and Iroquois scouts stop helping Burgoyne?

• They were too cold.

• They weren't sure the British could help them.

• They missed their families.

• They were nervous about the war.

Which word means "a soldier from a different country who is paid to fight in a war?"

• citizen

• profiteer

• rebel

• mercenary

In what way did the British underestimate the Americans?

• They did not understand how desperately the Americans wanted independence from Great Britain.

• They assumed they would lose when they saw how badly equipped the American officers were.

• They failed to realize how easy it would be to fight in the wilderness of Connecticut.

• They won a few battles and then stopped trying once it seemed as though the Americans would give up.

What evidence from the text supports the idea that the British badly underestimated the Americans.

• “The British had more soldiers, including Native Americans and paid German mercenaries, or people who fight for money.”

• “The Americans took advantage of this British weakness to surprise the British in different kinds of terrain such as the swamps of the south and the forests of the north.”

• “The Americans’ more plain-looking clothes helped them blend into the landscape, while the British soldiers’ red coats made them easy targets.”

• “One of their biggest mistakes was underestimating the Americans’ willingness to risk everything to win their independence."

Which of the following shows the best benefit gained by Washington's Army by the end of their time in Valley Forge?

• The site seemed easy to defend if the British attack.

• Good roads allowed supplies to arrive easily.

• Washington convinced the Continental Congress to send supplies.

• Training at Valley Forge made the troops into professional soldiers.