Battle of Saratoga

The Battle of Saratoga took place in...

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• New York

The British commander at the Battle of Saratoga was....

• John Burgoyne

• George Washington

• Horatio Gates

• William Prescott

The American commander at the Battle of Saratoga was....

• John Burgoyne

• George Washington

• Horatio Gates

• William Prescott

In 1777, British strategy called an attack on New York, with how many armies converging [meeting] near Albany, New York?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Before the Battle of Saratoga, the Americans have how many men build defenses on the crest of Bemis Heights, a series of bluffs from which both the Hudson River and the road can be seen?

• 6,000 men

• 8,500 men

• 13,000 men

• 15,000 men

On September 19, after dividing his army of 7,500 into 3 columns, General Burgoyne is stopped by whose light infantry near Freemans' farm?

• Gen. Haratio Gates

• Gen. Benedict Arnold 

• Col. Daniel Morgan

• Gen. William Prescott

After being stopped, General Burgoyne digs in expecting ________ to come to aid, but never does...

• Gen. William Howe

• Gen. Cornwallis

• Gen. Thomas Gage

• Gen. Henry Clinton

Which American general was hailed as a hero for his bravery on the battlefield, a reputation lost with his later betrayal and defection to the Royalists?

• Israel Putnam

• George Washington

• Horatio Gates

• Benedict Arnold

The outcome at the Battle of Saratoga convinced this country that the Americans could hold their own against the British Army, sealing the alliance between the United States and...

• Spain

• Netherlands

• France

• England

True or False: General Burgoyne attempts to escape north, but a cold, hard rain forces them to stop and encamp near the town of Saratoga. Hungry and surrounded by the Americans, the British surrender

• True

• False