The American Revolution

 People chose to ____________ , or agree to serve, in the army or navy.

• enlist

•  mercenary

• tactic

• turning point

A(n) ________________ is a soldier hired to fight for a foreign army.

• tactic

• mercenary

• treaty

• turning point

The ________________  in the Revolution was the Battles of Saratoga because the Continental army gained strong allies. 

•  turning point

•  mercenary

• enlist

• tactic

A formal agreement between two or more nations is called a(n) ____________.

• tactic

• treaty

• turning point

• enlist

One ________________, or planned action, used by Patriots was surprise attacks.

• mercenary

• turning point

• enlist

• tactic

Overthrowing one government and replacing it with another is called 

• a turnover. 

• a revolution.

•  a strategy.

• an enlistment

The Continental army was made up of 

• mercenaries. 

• volunteers.

• officers

• privateers.

Thousands of Native Americans fought for Great Britain because the British had

• given them food supplies.

• A. trapped furs for them.

• restricted colonization of their land.

• C. offered to free them after the war.

Why was it hard for the British to replace troops and supplies?

• Their army was poorly trained.

• Parliament would not pay them.

• They made the Loyalists angry.

• Their homeland was far away.

Which phrase describes a tactic of the Continental army?

• desire to win

• surprise attacks

• control of key cies

• food and supplies