Battles of the American Revolution

The first battle between American Minutemen and the British army in Massachusetts.

• Lexington & Concord

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Valley Forge

A turning point in the Revolutionary War in 1777. American forces surrounded and defeated the British army under General John Burgoyne in New York State.

• Lexington & Concord

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Princeton

In 1778, what country officially recognized the United States and entered into a Treaty of Alliance. They then supplied the United States with troops, supplies, and military support.

• France

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Netherlands

• Russia

Where George Washington and the Continental Army camped during the winter of 1777-1778. The troops suffered from harsh cold, starvation, and disease.

• Valley Forge

• Trenton

• Boston

• Morristown

• Princeton

An American victory in 1775 that captured a fort and its cannons which were later moved to surround the British in Boston.

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Fort Washington

• Fort Lee

• Fort McHenry

• Fort Knox

Colonial forces widthstood two assaults by the British army but ran out of ammunition by the third attack. Though seen as a defeat for colonial forces at the time, in the battle weakened British forces who had lost a large number of men.

• Bunker Hill

• Lexington and Concord

• Valley Forge

• Brandywine

• Germantown

In 1779 the British shifted their strategy for the war by moving towards the south. In 1779 after a six week siege, the British army captured ________________ South Carolina.

• Savannah

• Charleston

• Camden

• Yorktown

• Guilford Courthouse

An American victory in 1780 over Loyalist forces in South Carolina. The battle was important in that it came after many defeats in the area and improved moral among American forces.

• Camden

• Charleston

• King's Mountain

• Savannah

• Yorktown

Another British victory in 1780 in South Carolina following up on the capture of Charleston.

• Camden

• Charleston

• King's Mountain

• Savannah

• Yorktown

A major American defeat in 1775. Colonial forces, following the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, sought to invade and capture ______________________. They were turned back by British and Canadian forces.

• Quebec

• Montreal

• Toronto

• Ottowa

• Halifax