Revolution Quiz 3

Who served in the Continental Army?

• Women

• Loyalists

• Hessian mercenaries

• Young men

What did the British promise to slaves who fought for them?

• Land

• Money

• Citizenship

• Freedom

Who were allowed to serve in the Continental Army after the British enlisted slaves to fight for them?

• Loyalists

• Free African Americans

• Hessian mercenaries

• Native Americans

How did women contribute to the war effort?

• They supplied the army and served as messengers, nurses, and spies

• They fought in battles

• They worked in factories

• They wrote propaganda

Which battle did the patriots win by surprising Hessian mercenaries?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Bunker Hill

Who planned to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies?

• George Washington

• Nathaniel Greene

• John Burgoyne

• Charles Cornwallis

Which countries helped the colonies during the war?

• France, Spain, and Holland

• Germany, Italy, and Russia

• Canada, Mexico, and Brazil

• China, Japan, and India

Who were some of the Europeans that helped the patriots?

• John Paul Jones, George Rogers Clark, Francis Marion

• The Marquis de Lafayette, Baron Friedrich von Steuben, Bernardo de Galvan

• Nathaniel Greene, Comte de Rochambeau, Charles Cornwallis

• Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams

What was the winter of 1777 like for the Continental Army?

• Mild and rainy

• Brutally cold and snowy

• Warm and dry

• Hot and humid

Where did British General Charles Cornwallis move his army, leading to a decisive battle?

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Valley Forge