Studies Weekly Week 25 American Revolution Quiz

(a)   did not believe in independence and wanted to stay part of Britain.

Any enslaved person who escaped and joined the British army was freed.

• True

• False

What helped the Swamp Fox's strategy succeed?

• blizzards

• hurricanes

• marshlands

• sinkholes

What was a strategy used by American militias to weaken the British army?

• raid British camps at night and steal all of the horses

• set fire to meadows and forests to create thick smoke

• perform quick attacks then run away into the woodlands

• throw water on the troops to make their uniforms heavier

What was the most important role of women in the Revolution?

• sew and repair uniforms and flags

• spy on British officers in their homes

• melt down iron to make ammunition

• educate children about independence

A majority of Loyalists lived in the southern colonies.

• True

• False

How did the French help General Washington at Yorktown?

• They negotiated a truce with Lord Cornwallis.

• They created a blockade against British ships.

• They transported Benjamin Franklin to London.

• They rescued American soldiers from the siege.

Why was the British army expected to win against American militias?

• Americans did not know the landscape.

• The Americans did not have good officers.

• A majority of the colonists supported Britain.

• The British were better trained and supplied.

Many American Indian tribes were forced to choose sides in the Revolutionary War. What was the possible impact of this decision?

Explain how selling supplies to British soldiers was a quiet act of resistance.