Day 10 - Saratoga & Valley Forge

The American attack at Trenton was successful mainly because

• Washington’s troops obeyed their orders.

• Trenton was guarded by Hessian troops.

• no one expected troops to cross the river at night.

• the Americans were desperate for a victory.

British General Burgoyne wanted to control the Hudson River by capturing the city of

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• Albany

• New York

What is the main reason that conditions at Valley Forge were so bad?

• The soldiers had to fight to defend their camp.

• It was an unusually long, cold winter in Pennsylvania.

• There was a shortage of food and supplies.

• The soldiers felt abandoned by their commander.

One effect of the Battle of Saratoga was

• Britain took control of the waterways off the coast of the colonies

• More colonists enlisted to join the Continental Army

• King George III sent more soldiers and supplies to help defeat the Patriots

• France linked up with the Americans to fight against the British

Marquise de Lafayette was significant to the American Revolution because he

• Stole money and supplies from British troops

• Came to America himself to lead Patriot soldiers fight the British

• Advised George Washington on his military strategy

• Sent money to help the Continental Army

Bernardo de Galvez contributed to the American Revolution by

• Sending large sums of money to the Continental Army

• Assassinating three British Generals

• Preventing the British from sailing up the Mississippi River

• Training colonists to make them better soldiers

What transpired at Valley Forge?

• John Adams convinced delegates to the Continental Congress to declare independence from Britain

• Washington held his men together despite harsh weather conditions and a lack of supplies

• Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence

• Abigail Adams wrote letters to her husband urging him to “remember the ladies”

Boston and New Orleans were both founded as

• port cities

• farming communities

• industrial centers

• military outposts

June:

The Continental Congress appoints a committee to prepare a document.

The committee selects Thomas Jefferson to compose a draft.

The draft is reviewed and revised by the committee.

July:

Congress debates and revises the document.

Congress officially approves the document.

This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence