American Revolution Part 2

What strategy did the British use to try to defeat the colonists in 1777?

• divide the Southern Colonies to cut off supplies

• divide the New England Colonies to cut off supplies

• divide the Middle Colonies to cut off supplies

• leave the colonies

After the British captured Philadelphia, where did the Continental Congress move to? (British Victories, American Defeats)

• New York City, New York

• Boston, Massachusetts

• York, Pennsylvania

• Trenton, New Jersey

Which battle was considered the turning point of the war?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

What was the major result of the Battle of Saratoga?

• The colonists won the war.

• The British won the war.

• The colonists and the British signed a peace treaty.

• France, Spain, and the Netherlands allied with the colonists.

When did the Continental Congress approve the Articles of Confederation?

• 1776

• 2023

• 1777

• 1781

Why did the British turn their attention to the southern colonies?

• They knew slaves would help them in time of war.

• The south had many loyalists.

• The south had many supplies needed to keep going through war.

• The king knew that these colonies would betray the colonists.

In December 1778, the British captured __________, an important port city located on the Atlantic coast

• Charleston, South Carolina

• St. Augustine, Florida

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Savannah, Georgia

Almost 2,000 soldiers died from __________.

• fighting, disease, or starvation

• typhoid, influenza, or smallpox

• enemy attacks, frostbite, or starvation

• typhoid, starvation, or fighting

What 2 battles did General Nathanael Greene achieve victory?

• Kings Mountain

• Guilford Courthouse

• Battle of Cowpens

• Battle of Yorktown

Where was the final battle of the war fought?

• Savannah, Georgia

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Yorktown, Virginia