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WorksheetsChapter 7 Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
when enemy forces surround a town or city in order to force it to surrender.
mercenary
siege
strategy
Patriot
not favoring any one side.
ally
neutral
Patriot
Loyalist
Americans who supported the revolution.
Patriots
Loyalists
Americans who supported the British.
Loyalists
Patriots
cannon and large guns
mercenary
artillery
privateer
siege
a small fort.
redoubt
desert
ally
strategy
a privately owned ship that has been granted permission by a wartime government to attack an enemy’s merchant ships.
mercenery
desert
Loyalist
privateer
to leave military duty without permission.
redoubt
ally
desert
Patriot
a country that agrees to help another achieve a common goal.
ally
mercenary
privateer
desert
small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks.
mercenery
guerrilla
artillery
ally
an overall plan of action.
strategy
siege
privateer
neutral
professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country.
privateer
mercenery
ally
guerrilla
What is Britain’s northern strategy?
Use American privateers to help protect British shipping.
Cut off New England from the rest of the colonies.
Attack the South, which they believed to be the source of the rebellion.
What important battle did the Continental Army win in December of 1776?
The Battle of New York
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Boston
The Battle of Princeton
Why were the Battles of Saratoga the “turning point” in the war? Choose 2 answers!
It prevented the British from cutting off New England from the rest of the colonies.
It convinced the French to support the American cause.
It gave the British a decisive victory they desperately needed.
Why were formal lines of soldiers used in 18th century warfare? Choose 2 answers!
They didn’t know any better.
It made the best use of the technology of the time.
It was considered cowardly to hide and honorable to face your enemy.
What 19-year-old French aristocrat volunteered to help Washington’s army and even used his own money to help supply the troops?
Baron von Steuben
Baron de Kalb
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Cornwallis
What German officer helped train Washington’s troops during the harsh winter of 1777 and 1778?
Baron von Steuben
Baron de Kalb
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Cornwallis
Where did Washington’s army make camp during the harsh winter of 1777 and 1778?
Valley Forge
Trenton
Princeton
Morristown
By 1778, the British decided to change their strategy and attack the colonies…
...in the North
...in the East
...in the South
The last major battle of the American Revolution was…
...the Battle of Yorktown
...the Battles of Saratoga
...the Battle of Trenton
What was the name of the treaty that officially ended the war in 1783?
The Treaty of Yorktown
The Treaty of Paris 1763
The Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Trenton
