NEMS Revolutionary War Review

What is guerilla warfare?

• An encirclement to drain an enemy of supplies to make them surrender.

• Hit and run tactics, including surprise attacks.

• A group of citizens who are trained to fight as soldiers when needed.

• Ended the war. Britain recognized America as an independent country.

What did the Treaty of Paris 1783 do?

• An encirclement to drain an enemy of supplies to make them surrender.

• Hit and run tactics, including surprise attacks.

• A group of citizens who are trained to fight as soldiers when needed.

• Ended the war. Britain recognized America as an independent country.

What is a militia?

• An encirclement to drain an enemy of supplies to make them surrender.

• Hit and run tactics, including surprise attacks.

• A group of citizens who are trained to fight as soldiers when needed.

• Ended the war. Britain recognized America as an independent country.

What is a siege?

• An encirclement to drain an enemy of supplies to make them surrender.

• Hit and run tactics, including surprise attacks.

• A group of citizens who are trained to fight as soldiers when needed.

• Ended the war. Britain recognized America as an independent country.

What battle had the “shot heard ‘round the world?”

• Battle of Concord

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

What body appointed George Washington commander-in-chief?

• The king

• The First Continental Congress

• The Second Continental Congress

• The Massachusetts Provincial Government

What river did Washington cross on Christmas night?

• The Susquehanna River

• The Potomac River

• The Hudson River

• The Delaware River

What was the plan the British had early in the war?

• To appease the colonists.

• To cut off New England from the rest of the colonies.

• To burn every Patriot farm and village.

• To negotiate with Congress.

Who was forced to surrender his army after the Battle of Saratoga?

• The American, Benedict Arnold

• The American Horatio Gates

• The Brit, Henry Clinton

• The Brit, John Burgoyne

Why was the Battle of Saratoga an important turning point?

• The British army surrendered.

• It convinced the French to ally with the Americans.

• The Americans tested out new tactics.

• The Americans kept control of New England.