The American Revolution

Founding Father essential in getting the support of France during the American Revolution.

• George Washington

• Nathan Hale

• Benjamin Franklin

• Benedict Arnold

This foreign volunteer became one of George Washington's most trusted aides.

• Friedrich von Steuben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Casimir Pulaski

• Johan Sebastian Bach

A period of rising prices, so it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods.

• Deflation

• Inflation

• Stagflation

• Reflationary

Who were the two opposing sides in the American Revolution?

• the Patriots and the British

• the Tories and the Loyalists

• the Americans and the French

• the Patriots and the Spanish

What was an advantage for the Americans during the American Revolution?

• a larger army and dominant navy

• an organized and well-trained fighting force

• fighting on their own land for their own cause

• greater supplies of weapons and ammunition

Loyalists, also known as __________, were colonists who opposed independence.

• Quakers

• Tories

• Hessians

• Militia

Hessians were _________________ mercenaries, or hired soldiers, who fought for the British.

• Native American

• French

• Spanish

• German

What American victory helped build morale during the harsh winter of 1776?

• The Battle of Long Island

• The Battles of Trenton and Princeton

• The capture of Philadelphia

• The Battle of Saratoga

Strategy that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor.

• Blockade

• Privateer

• Ram

Independent merchants charged with attacking ships to seize resources.

• Blockade

• Privateer

• Sons of Liberty