American Revolutionary War Review

The growing conflict between Britain and the colonists during the pre-war period was all about

• land

• trade and taxes

• defense

• religion

This battle is considered the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. It is the "Shot Heard Around the World".

• Siege of Boston

• Lexington

• Lexington & Concord

• Concord

American victory. One of the most decisive battles of the American Revolutionary War. Convinced the French that the Americans can hold there own against the British Army, sealing the alliance between the Americans and French.

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Germantown

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• New Jersey Campaign

The last major battle of the war ended when Cornwallis surrendered his force of about 8,000 at _________________.

• Trenton
• Valley Forge
• Princeton
• Yorktown

Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

• Joseph Brant
• George Washington
• James Forten
• John Paul Jones

The Hessian Mercenaries were

• enslaved Africans who were forced to fight in the war.
• women who were hired to work in the army camps.
• Patriots who had sacrificed their lives for a noble cause.
• professional German soldiers hired to fight for Britain.

Why did the British shift the war to the South?

• They believed that there were more Loyalists in the South.
• They had more military outposts in the South.
• They believed that the Continental Army relied on the South for supplies.
• They wanted to isolate the Middle states from New England.

This Battle is considered a "pyrrhic" victory for British General Cornwallis. Despite beating the Americans he lost nearly 25% of his Army and would move his Army to Virginia to rest and resupply them a decision that will lead to American Independence.

• Battle of Guilford Courthouse

• Battle of Camden

• Battle of Eutaw Springs

• Battle of Charleston

This Campaign was a disaster for General George Washington, he would lose every battle from Brooklyn to White Plains including Forts Washington and Lee.

• New Jersey Campaign

• Siege of Boston

• Southern Campaign

• New York Campaign

Who was the Prussian officer who helped "whip" the Continental Army into shape at Valley Forge?

• Baron von Steuben
• Marquis de Lafayette
• Otto von Bismarck
• Wilhelm Wundt