American Revolution

Which of the following is an example of a strategy?

• patriot women try to help the Continental Army 
• A patriot lends the new government more than $600,000 
• Patriot victories begin to attract new army recruits 
• the British plan to cut off New England from the other states 

The turning point of the American Revolution was 

• Washington's victory over the Hessians at Trenton, New Jersey 
• the defeat of the British army at the Battles of Saratoga 
• the alliance of the Iroquois Nations with the patriots 
• the announcement of the Declaration of Independence  

The War Expands- The Main ally of the United States in the American Revolution was __________________

• France 
• Benjamin Franklin 
• Spain 
• Mexico 

The ______________ was a teenage French nobleman who came to America to fight for the Patriots' cause 

• John Ark 
• Alois Friona 
• Marquis de Lafayette 
• Sean Albrets 

________________ was an American naval commander who became famous for his hard-fought victory over more heavily armed British warship 

• Robert Lewis Carter 
• George Rodgers Clark 
• John Paul Jones 
• Samuel Fredrick Williams 

A German officer trained the inexperienced American soldiers how to fight with _____________, the long knives that were attached to the ends of their guns.

• lances 
• gun spears 
• shanks 
• bayonets

The Path to Victory- Which is not true of guerrillas in the American Revolution?

• they were small bands of fighters who made hit-and-run attacks
• both sides used guerrillas during the Revolution
• they were professional soldiers hired from the Spanish colonies 
• one guerrilla band had a leader who was called the Swamp Fox 

The British army whose surrender signaled Great Britain's defeat in the revolution was named the 

• General Rochambeau 
• Baron de Kalb
• General Clinton 
• Lord Cornwallis 

The fighting that marked Great Britain's defeat in the Revolution was named the 

• Battle of Yorktown 
• Battle Kings Mountain 
• Battle of Charles Town 
• Battles of Saratoga 

The Legacy of the War- The Treaty of Paris establishes the ____________ as the western boundary of the United States.

• Pacific Ocean 
• Rocky mountains 
• Mississippi River 
• Atlantic Ocean