American Revolutionary War

APRIL 19, 1775: British troops on their way to destroy ________ being stored by the colonists were met by colonial militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts

MAY 1775: Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys along with Benedict Arnold and Massachusetts militiamen surprised the British and captured Ft. Ticonderoga and its artillery (it will be recaptured by the British in 1777). This is important because this artillery will help ____

• The British to win New York City and Long Island

• The Patriots to force the British out of Boston

JUNE 1775: Massachusetts militiamen and British troops clashed outside of Boston at Bunker Hill and while it was a British victory, the battle proved that the inexperienced Colonial militia could stand up to the British soldiers

• True

• False

DECEMBER 1775: the American attack on Quebec _____.

• succeeded

• failed

July - October 1776 The British _____ New York City

• Surrender

• Capture

DECEMBER 26,1776: Washington and the Continental Army _______________ Hessian troops at Trenton

• abandoned the Patriots and joined the

• surprised and defeated the

SEPTEMBER 11, 1777: the Americans lost the Battle of Brandywine and two weeks later the British captured Philadelphia. This was bad however British General Howe was supposed to join the British fighting in the North. By capturing what he thought was an important government city the war would end. Instead, the British armies Howe was suppoed to meet, lose at the Battle of Saratoga.

• True

• False

SEPT. 19 – OCT. 7, 1777: The Americans defeated the British at Saratoga and the victory convinced _____ to create a formal alliance with the Americans. This was a turning point in the war for the Patriots.

SUMMER 1779: The Continental Army’s campaign against the British allied members of the 6 Nations severely crippled the ____ _______.

• Ohio River Indian Nations

• Iroquois Confederacy

• French and Indians

AUGUST 1780:

Because of the large number of British soldiers and Patriots' inexperience, the left side of the American militia ran away from the battle.

The Americans experienced their ____ _____ during the entire war at Camden.

• best victory

• worst defeat