The War Continues - American Revolution

By late 1777 Benjamin Franklin had been in Paris, France for a year. Why was he there?

• He was trying to get the French to remain neutral in the fight between Britain and America.

• He was trying to get the French to declare war on Spain which was a British ally.

• He was trying to get the French to support the Americans’ fight for independence.

• He was trying to get the French to become the new rulers of America.

Why was the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga so important?

• It convinced the French that the Americans could win the war and so they made an alliance with them.

• France declared war on Britain.

• France sent money, equipment, and soldiers to help the Americans.

• France declared war on the Americans and sent money, equipment, and troops to fight the Americans.

• The French decided to remain neutral in the war between the Americans and the British.

The British spent the winter of 1777-1778 in Philadelphia, PA. Washington and his army stayed 20 miles west of the British in a place called what?

• Philadelphia
• Valley Forge
• Washington, D.C.
• New York City

What French nobleman had joined the Continental Army and spent the winter at Valley Forge?

• The Marquis de Lafayette
• Casimir Pulaski
• Friedrich von Steuben
• Tadeusz Kościuszko
• Bernardo de Gálvez

What former army officer from Germany came to help Washington?

• Friedrich von Steuben
• Casimir Pulaski
• Tadeusz Kościuszko
• Bernardo de Gálvez
• The Marquis de Lafayette

Why was getting money to finance the war a major problem for the Continental Congress?

• The British stole any money that the states sent to the Continental Congress

• Congress did not have the power to print paper money

• The British captured all of the Congress’ gold when they took over Philadelphia

• Congress could not tax the states.

How did the Continental Congress try to pay for the war?

• Congress and the states printed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of paper money.
• Congress and the states stole gold from the Native Americans and used it to pay for the war
• Congress and the states got France to pay for the entire war and France didn’t make Congress pay them back
• Congress and the states stole money from the British army and used it to pay their own army

What was the result of how Congress tried to pay for the war?

• The bills made it possible to pay for the supplies and weapons needed in the war
• The gold stolen from the Native Americans helped at first but all of their Native American allies turned against them after they stole the gold
• The bills quickly lost value because the amount of bills in circulation grew faster than the supply of gold and silver backing them.
• Since the French paid for the war the Americans were able to save their money

With thousands of men away in military service, what did women do? (Select ALL CORRECT OPTIONS!)

• Other women ran their husbands’ or their own businesses.
• Women were not able to handle all of the work and many starved.
• Other women created their own governments and declared their own independence.
• Women left their homes and went and asked to be protected by the British Army.
• Women took over the duties that had once been the responsibility of their husbands or fathers.

The ideals of liberty and freedom that inspired the American Revolution caused some women to question their place in society. In an essay on education, what did Judith Sargeant Murray argue?

• She argued that women’s minds are as good as men’s. Girls, therefore, should get as good an education as boys.
• She argued that women's minds are not as good as men's. Girls, therefore, should not get as good education as boys.
• She argued that women should be educated, but that they should not get as much education as men because they wouldn't need it in their lives.
• She argued that women's minds are better than than men's. Girls, therefore, should get a better education than boys.