Revolutionary war

The British strengths during the war included

• greater financial resources

• a large and well-trained army

• knowledge of the local terrain

• the most powerful navy in the world

The American colonial strengths during the war included

• large financial support from the Continetal Congress

• the largest militias in North America

• knowledge of the local terrain

• strong commitment to independence

The colonial militiamen were often called _____ while the British Redcoats were often called _____.

• loyalists

  patriots

• doughboys

  Hessians

• natives

  aliens

• minutemen

  lobsterbacks

A major turning point of the Revolutionary War occured at the Battle of ______ in 1777 when the Continental Army defeated the British and convinced France to sign a formal military alliance.

• New York City

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Trenton

This act required colonists to house and feed British Troops

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

England punished the colonist for the Boston Tea Party by passing the

• The Tea Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Tea Pot Act

The ____ Continental Congress appointed George Washington as commander-inchief of the colonial army and called on the colonies to provide troops.

• 1st

• 2nd

• Albany

• United

Partially because of General Lafayette's influence on General Washington's battle strategies, the Continental Army acheived victory over the British in ______ in 1781.

• Princeton, New Jersey

• Saratoga, New York

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Yorktown, Virginia

Due to their lack of ammunition, what famous line did Captain Prescott tell his soldiers?

• "Don't shoot until you see the whites in their eyes"
• "Don't throw mamma off the train"
• "Don't stop believing"
• "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow"

Who had five consecutive defeats in Long Island, NY; Harlem Heights, NY; Fort Lee, NY; and Fort Washington, NY in 1776?

• Continental Army

• British Redcoats

• Native American militias

• the Hessians