ECESD: Social Studies Week #25

_______did not believe in independence and wanted to stay part of Britain.

• Hugenots

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Minutemen

Any enslaved person who escaped and joined the British army was freed.

• True

• False

What helped the Swamp Fox’s strategy succeed?

• blizzards

• hurricanes

• marshlands

• sinkholes

What was a strategy used by American militias to weaken the British army?

• raid British camps at night and steal all of the horses

• set fire to meadows and forests to create thick smoke

• perform quick attacks then run away into the woodlands

• throw water on the troops to make their uniforms heavier

What was the most important role of women in the Revolution?

• sew and repair uniforms and flags

• spy on British officers in their homes

• melt down iron to make ammunition

• educate children about independence

A majority of Loyalists lived in the southern colonies.

• True

• False

How did the French help General Washington at Yorktown?

• They negotiated a truce with Lord Cornwallis.

• They created a blockade against British ships.

• They transported Benjamin Franklin to London.

• They rescued American soldiers from the siege.

Why was the British army expected to win against American militias?

• Americans did not know the landscape.

• The Americans did not have good officers.

• A majority of the colonists supported Britain.

• The British were better trained and supplied.