Social Studies Weekly Quiz #23

Explain how geography helped the colonists gain an advantage over the well-trained British troops during major military battles.

British general, John Burgoyne, was attempting to ______________________ when the British army lost the battle of Saratoga.

• get to Albany, New York

• take control of Lake Champlain

• get to Canada

• take control of the Hudson River

Which general surrendered to the Continental Army in Saratoga, New York?

• General George Washington

• General Charles Cornwallis

• General John Burgoyne

• General Nathanael Greene

For many people who were loyal to the king, every patriot was considered a ______________ to the crown of England.

• traitor

• opponents

• reputation

• counsel

The colonial militia always knew that the British soldiers were powerful _______________ to defeat.

• traitors

• opponents

• reputations

• allies

The British army had a(n)_____________ for being fierce in battle but the colonists had showed that they had their strengths too.

• traitor

• opponents

• reputation

• neglect

To be _______________________ is to show love of one’s country and during the American Revolution, both the Patriots and the Loyalists believed that that they both were.

• traitor

• opponents

• reputation

• patriotic

Washington’s troops had to cross the ___________ River to carry out a surprise attack on the British army.

• Trenton

• New Jersey

• Hudson

• Delaware

Washington had officers read a ___________ to troops to help inspire them.

• speech

• poem

• story

• song

Explain the role of the Minutemen and how they helped during the Revolutionary War.