5SW11 Article Questions Practice

What strategy did the British use to try to defeat the colonists in 1777?

• The British used a divide and conquer strategy to defeat the colonists in 1777.

• The British used a naval blockade to defeat the colonists in 1777.

• The British used guerrilla warfare to defeat the colonists in 1777.

• The British used diplomatic negotiations to defeat the colonists in 1777.

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

• General John Burgoyne

• General William Howe

• General Charles Cornwallis

• General Henry Clinton

After the British captured Philadelphia, the Continental Congress moved to:

• New York

• Baltimore

• Lancaster

• York

Which battle was considered the turning point of the war?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Waterloo

Who led the Patriot forces at the Battle of Saratoga?

• George Washington

• Benedict Arnold

• Horatio Gates

• John Burgoyne

What was the major result of the Battle of Saratoga?

• The British won a decisive victory.

• The French entered the war as an ally of the Americans.

• The Americans surrendered to the British.

• The war ended with a peace treaty.

How many delegates created the Articles of Confederation?

• 13

• 39

• 55

• 74

The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation on:

• July 4, 1776

• November 15, 1777

• March 1, 1781

• September 17, 1787

Congress could not ________ according to the Articles of Confederation.

• collect taxes

• declare war

• regulate commerce

• coin money

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

• 1776-1777

• 1777-1778

• 1778-1779

• 1779-1780