4.3 The Struggle for Liberty Quiz

Which battle was won by the Americans on December 26, 1776, after Washington crossed the Delaware on Christmas night?

• Battle of New York

• Battle of Princeton

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

What was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of New York

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Princeton

Which European country officially joined forces with the Patriots in May 1778?

• Prussia

• France

• Holland

• Spain

Who came from Prussia to help train the Continental Army?

• Baron Freidrich von Steuben

• John Paul Jones

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Bernardo de Gálvez

Where did Washington and 12,000 men winter during 1777-78, suffering through brutal conditions and shortages?

• New Jersey

• Boston

• New York

• Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Which American naval hero was the commander of the victorious Bonhomme Richard?

• John Paul Jones

• George Rogers Clark

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Baron Freidrich von Steuben

Who captured the British trading village of Kaskaskia, Illinois, in 1778?

• Baron Freidrich von Steuben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• George Rogers Clark

• John Paul Jones

Which country joined the war in 1779 and had Bernardo de Gálvez, the governor of Spanish Louisiana, seize British posts?

• Spain

• Prussia

• Holland

• France

What did the tiny Continental Navy do during the Revolutionary War?

• Fought large battles

• Sunk hundreds of individual British ships

• Provided supplies to the British

• Captured major British ports

Each of the following groups contributed to the Revolutionary war effort except

• Soldiers (white men)

• African-Americans

• Women

• Native Americans