SS Weekly Week 8 American Revolution Part 2

1. What strategy did the British use to try to defeat the American forces in 1777?

• Divide the Southern colonies to cut off supplies
• Divide the New England colonies to cut off supplies
• Divide the Middle colonies to cut off supplies
• leave the 13 colonies to cut off supplies

2. Which British general took command of Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777?

• Howe
• Gage
• Cornwallis
• Burgoyne

3. After the British captured Philadelphia, where did the Continental Congress move to to escape?

• New York, New York
• Boston, Massachusetts
• York, Pennsylvania
• Trenton, New Jersey

4. Which battle was considered the turning point of the war?

• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Trenton
• Battle of Brandywine Creek

5. Who led the Patriot forces at the Battle of Saratoga?

• Burgoyne and Howe
• Washington and Arnold
• Arnold and Gates
• Gates and Burgoyne

6. What was the major result of the Battle of Saratoga?

• France and other countries decided to fight against Britain
• France and other countries decided to only send supplies
• The British won the war and other countries got mad
• The colonists and the British signed a peace treaty with France and the Netherlands

7. How many delegates created the Articles of Confederation?

• 12
• 13
• 14
• 20

8. When did the Continental Congress approve the Articles of Confederation?

• 1775
• 1776
• 1781
• 1778

9. Congress could not ______________ according to the Articles of Confederation.

• declare war
• grant free speech
• protect religion
• collect taxes

10. In what winter did George Washington and his men camp at Valley Forge?

• 1776-1777
• 1775-1776
• 1777-1779
• 1777-1778