Chapter 5, Lesson 3 Quiz: What Were the Defining Moments of War?

1.) Choose two challenges that both the British and Americans faced during the Revolutionary War.   

• Both had to use homemade clothing and weapons.

• Both had to ship supplies and soldiers across the ocean.

• Both had to deal with shortages of supplies, cash, and troops.

• Both struggled to pay soldiers and keep the soldiers supplied.

2.) “The American army received its funding from the Second Continental Congress. Congress, however, often did not have enough money to pay soldiers or buy supplies or food for them. As a result, it was difficult to keep men from deserting, or leaving the army. Some people, known as profiteers, took advantage of the poor wartime economy to hoard goods and sell them at high prices. However, the war had tremendous support from civilians in the colonies. To help with the war effort, civilians made musket balls and blankets. They gathered food and supplies to send to the front.” 

Which word in the passage best fits the definition “people who make money because of wartime hardships”?  

• Congress

• soldiers

• profiteers

• civilians

3A.) Which statement best summarizes how the British misjudged their American enemies?  

• They failed to realize how hard it would be to fight in the wilderness of Connecticut.

• They assumed they would win when they saw how badly equipped the American officers were.

• They did not understand how desperately the Americans wanted independence from Great Britain.

• They won a few battles and then stopped trying once it seemed as though the Americans would give up.

3B.) What evidence from the text supports the correct response to Part A?  

• “The British had more soldiers, including Native Americans and paid German mercenaries, or people who fight for money.”

• “The Americans took advantage of this British weakness to surprise the British in different kinds of terrain such as the swamps of the south and the forests of the north.”

• “The Americans’ more plain-looking clothes helped them blend into the landscape, while the British soldiers’ red coats made them easy targets.”

• “One of their biggest mistakes was underestimating the Americans’ willingness to risk everything to win their independence.”

What event happened first?

• George Washington lost major battles in New York state.

• Washington defeated the British at Trenton and then led another surprise attack on Princeton.

• Washington was driven back into Pennsylvania, needing to find a way to inspire his soldiers to keep fighting.

• The American soldiers, Congress, and the British came to recognize that Washington could win the war

What event happened second?

• George Washington lost major battles in New York state.

• Washington defeated the British at Trenton and then led another surprise attack on Princeton.

• Washington was driven back into Pennsylvania, needing to find a way to inspire his soldiers to keep fighting.

• The American soldiers, Congress, and the British came to recognize that Washington could win the war

What event happened third?

• George Washington lost major battles in New York state.

• Washington defeated the British at Trenton and then led another surprise attack on Princeton.

• Washington was driven back into Pennsylvania, needing to find a way to inspire his soldiers to keep fighting.

• The American soldiers, Congress, and the British came to recognize that Washington could win the war

What event happened fourth?

• George Washington lost major battles in New York state.

• Washington defeated the British at Trenton and then led another surprise attack on Princeton.

• Washington was driven back into Pennsylvania, needing to find a way to inspire his soldiers to keep fighting.

• The American soldiers, Congress, and the British came to recognize that Washington could win the war

5) Which of the following shows the best benefit gained by Washington's Army by the end of their time in Valley Forge?

• The site seemed easy to defend if the British attack.

• Good roads allowed supplies to arrive easily.

• Washington convinced the Continental Congress to send supplies.

• Training at Valley Forge made the troops into professional soldiers.