WorksheetsLeaders and Tactics of the Rev. War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What contributed to the victory of the colonials in the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
Guerrilla Tactics
More accurate weapons
Entrenched fighting positions
More fighting experience
What battle tactic was key to the American victory in 1775 at Ft. Ticonderoga?
Outflanking the enemy
Guerrilla warfare
The element of surprise
Use of Espionage
What aspect of warfare ensured Washington's victory taking Boston from the British
Superior Military Experience
Technological Advantage
Espionage
Superior number of forces
The British victory at The Battle of Bunker Hill was due to a lack of colonial
physical fitness
intelligence
coordination of effort
supplies
British general that lost control over Boston to Washington's Seige.
Lord Cornwallis
Johnny Burgoyne
Thomas Gage
William Howe
Americans' attack of Canada failed due to
lack of supplies
the elements (storm & surprise)
disease
trolls
Washington's army lost the Battle of Brooklyn because his army was
out of motivation
grossly outnumbered
outflanked
outside in the freezing cold
Washington's army escaped from Brooklyn on Long Island to Manhattan Island by
Crossing the Delaware River by boat
Ferrying quietly across the East River in a shroud of darkness and fog
Building temporary bridges and then burning them
Pole-vaulting across the river
The Battles of Trenton and Princeton came after
Washington drove the British from New York
the Hessian were reinforced in Trenton
most of Washington's men returned home
some had lost faith in Washington as Commander in Chief
After discovering Charles Lee's attempts to undermine him, Washington
remained even tempered and pressed on doing his best.
had Lee court martialed.
handed Lee over to the British.
promoted Lee to keep him happy.
