Course of the American Revolution

Who wrote, The American Crisis?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

• General Cornwallis

Who drilled and trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge?

• Lafayette

• Galvez

• Baron von Steuben

• Thomas Howe

Who helped the Americans by sending supplies up the Mississippi River and

fighting and defeating the British at the Battle of Pontchartrain and Battle of Baton Rouge?

• Lafayette

• von Steuben

• Galvez

• Benedict Arnold

He helped the Americans because he believed in the ideas of the Revolution

became a trusted advisor and friend to Washington

Refused to accept pay for his role as commander

Encouraged the troops at Valley Forge

WHO AM I?

• von Steuben

• Galvez

• Cornwallis

• Lafayette

Select two advantages the Americans had during the Revolutionary War.

• A well trained army and powerful navy

• a cause that motivated them to fight

• the ability to hire Hessian soldiers to fight

• an alliance with France and Spain

Select 2 advantages the British had in the American Revolution?

• they believed independence was worth fighting for

• Well-trained army

• funds and supplies

• Washington was their greatest commander

Why did the British take the war into the Southern colonies?

• They believed the Sons of Liberty had an arsenal of weapons in Georgia

• They needed factories to supply them with muskets

• They believed the Patriots in the South would support them in the war

• They believed loyalists in the South would support them in the war.

What was the name of the Continental Army's winter camp in 1777-1778?

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

• Fort Ticonderoga

This governor of Spanish Louisiana sent supplies and fought the British at the Battles of Lake Pontchartrain and Baton Rouge?

• von Steuben

• Galvez

• Lafayette

• Rochambeau

Which side was defeated at the Battle of Saratoga?

• Americans

• British

• French

• Spanish