American Revolution Quizizz 11/29

Three battles occurred at this location

• Valley Forge

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Cowpens

• Yorktown

This battle was a major turning point because the French decided to support the Americans.

• Cowpens

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Valley Forge

This was the last major battle of the war where the British surrendered.

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

• Long Island

• Yorktown

Why did Colonel William Prescott and his militia lose the battle of Long Island?

• They were outnumbered

• British spies

• They ran out of gunpowder

• They won the battle of Long Island

On Christmas night in 1776, Washing crossed the _______________ to surprise the British in Trenton.

• Manhattan River

• Delaware River

• Pennsylvania River

• Nile River

Following the surprise attack in Trenton, Washington escaped and marched troops to __________ and scattered British forces there.

• Princeton

• Pennsylvania

• Yorktown

• Germantown

What group defeated British General Burgoyne's army when he went to invade for supplies in Bennington, Vermont?

• The Green Valley Boys

• The Green Militia

• The Green Mountain Boys

• The Green Continental Army

Which two countries did the Americans gain after the victory at the Battle of Saratoga?

• France and Russia

• France and Germany

• France and Spain

• Spain and Germany

Why was the winter at Valley Forge brutal for Washington and his troops?

• They lacked decent food

• They did not have shelter as the British occupied Philadelphia

• They did not have warm clothing or shelter

• All answers are correct.

What foreigner from France was a leader for the Americans at Valley Forge?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• General Corwallis

• Colonel William Prescott

• Hercules Mulligan