Lesson 3 Ch 5

After the early battles and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Americans suffered _______.

• Major setbacks

• Significant victories

• Complete independence

• Economic prosperity

Driven out of New York State by the British, Washington and his soldiers went to ________________.

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• Maryland

Washington needed victories to boost ________________.

• his soldiers morale

• the enemy's confidence

• the weather conditions

• the supply of weapons

Washington went on the offensive on Christmas night, _______.

• night

• morning

• evening

• afternoon

He led _______________ soldiers across the _______________ River into New Jersey.

• 2,400, Delaware

• 3,000, Mississippi

• 1,500, Hudson

• 2,000, Ohio

They attacked at dawn, surprising the _______________ mercenaries fighting for the British.

• German

• French

• Spanish

• Italian

Washington's troops won another battle when they _______________ near Trenton.

• Left their campfires burning

• Charged directly at the enemy

• Retreated to a safer location

• Waited for reinforcements

They successfully attacked _______________.

• Princeton

• New York

• Boston

• Philadelphia

The British depended on help from _____ Scouts; Mohawk and Iroquois _____.

(a)  

The British army got bogged down (stuck) in _____ Forests _____ and _____ Swamps _____.

(a)