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WorksheetsAmerican Revolutionary War
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins
Fort Ticonderoga referred to as the "Gibraltar of North America" is noted for its strategic significance, since the fort controlled the routes of communication and travel between New York City and British held Canada. This fort was captured by who?
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys
Henry Knox
1,000 Connecticut Militia
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold along with the Green Mountain Boys
Who was the American Commander at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Israel Putnam
George Washington
William Howe
Henry Knox
Lost in the poor weather and fog General Greene and General Wayne's "steadfastness" prevented a total disaster at this battle?
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Paoli
Siege of Philadelphia
Battle of Brandywine
Facing impending rebellion which British General decided to seize weapons and gun powder outside of Boston on April 19, 1775?
General Howe
General Cornwallis
General Clinton
General Gage
Despite his losses in the New York Campaign, General George Washington scores strategic points for doing what?
Losing New York City to the British for the entirety of the war.
Keeping his army intact even though he has to evacuate New York.
Suffering 2,000 casualties, many of which end up on prison ships in New York Harbor.
Losing at least three significant Battles at Brooklyn, White Plains, and Fort Washington.
By many measures, duration, geographic spread of the fighting, number of troops engaged, it was the biggest battle of the Revolution.
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Brandywine
Why are the ten days after the Battle of Trenton considered the most critical of the Revolutionary War?
General Washington rests his Army.
Prevented the capture of the Continental Army.
The British Army was not able to cross the Delaware and defeat the Continental Army.
Prevented the collapse of the war effort and provided a renewed momentum that led to victory.
This battle is considered the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. It is the "Shot Heard Around the World".
Siege of Boston
Lexington
Lexington & Concord
Concord
This General is credited with expanding the territorial boundaries of the United States due to his military expeditions on the frontier
Benedict Arnold
George Rogers Clark
Ethan Allen
Henry Knox
General Washington's success at the Battle of Trenton encourages him to do what?
Retreat to winter quarters at Valley Forge.
Declare victory over the British and rest his troops in New Jersey.
Cross the Delaware River again to lure the British into battle which leads to another successful win at the Second Battle of Trenton and then the Battle of Princeton.
Go on the offensive at the Battle of Germantown.
This General was considered the "hero" of the most consequential battle of the Revolutionary War but was also blamed for the disastrous defeat of another battle at Camden, South Carolina.
Anthony Wayne
Nathanael Greene
Benedict Arnold
Horatio Gates
This Battle "cost the fledgling nation its capital, but it earned new respect for the American Troops determined to fight to ultimate victory."
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
In order for the British to occupy the city of Philadelphia they had to......
Simply take the city after the defeat of General Washington at Brandywine.
Control the Delaware River.
Defeat General Washington's army.
Take Forts Mifflin and Mercer
"No British Army had ever surrendered. Trapped on the hills overlooking the Hudson River, surrounded and running short of supplies, Lieutenant General John Burgoyne contemplated the impossible."
Battle of Princeton
Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Camden
Battle of Saratoga
Bayonets proved to be the deciding element in a British victory at this battle in which some argue was a "massacre".
Battle of Fort Washington
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Paoli
Battle of White Plains
He was a member of General Washington's Staff who became well known for enduring the same hardships as his men at Valley Forge. He was well known for his dedication to the "American Cause" even though he wasn't American.
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron Von Steuben
General Anthony Wayne
General Nathanael Greene
This outcome of this battle was a direct result of the training that General Washington's army endured at Valley Forge.
Battle of Camden
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Monmouth
__________ had worked to bring uniformity to the continental soldiers, who had seen combat, but lacked the martial training to pose an effective threat to the British.
General Washington
General Greene
General Knox
General Von Steuben
This General would assume command of the Southern Department of the Continental Army and lead to the stunning defeat of the British in the Southern Campaign.
George Washington
Anthony Wayne
Nathanael Greene
Henry Knox
American victory. One of the most decisive battles of the American Revolutionary War. Convinced the French that the Americans can hold there own against the British Army, sealing the alliance between the Americans and French.
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Bunker Hill
New Jersey Campaign
This battle was fought in the Southern Campaign on a rocky hilltop that pitted Loyalist Militia elements led by British Major Patrick Ferguson against Patriot "Overmountain Men" who were residents of the Carolina back country and Appalachian Mountains. This battled was an American Victory.
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Camden
Battle of Kings Mountain
Battle of Yorktown
This American Officer known as the "Swamp Fox" led a group of men who specialized in Guerilla Warfare or as we discussed the art of the ambush.
Horatio Gates
Daniel Morgan
Nathanael Greene
Francis Marion
This American Officer received 500 lashes as a result of an altercation with a British Officer during the French and Indian War and motivated him to daringly fight the British during the Revolution.
Daniel Morgan
Nathanael Greene
Horatio Gates
Anthony Wayne
This American Commander defeated British Lt Colonel Barnastre Tarrelton at the Battle of Cowpens with superior tactics in which historians refer to as a case study of a defense in depth.
Nathanael Greene
Francis Marion
Horatio Gates
Daniel Morgan
Who was a traitor to their country?
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the commander of the Continental navy?
George Washington
Francis Marion
George Rodgers Clark
John Paul Jones
After a series of defeats, ________ led a surprise attack against the Hessians on December 25, 1776 in Trenton, New Jersey.
Burgoyne
Washington
John Paul Jones
Cornwallis
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the Revolutionary War.
True
False
This Battle is considered a "pyrrhic" victory for British General Cornwallis. Despite beating the Americans he lost nearly 25% of his Army and would move his Army to Virginia to rest and resupply them a decision that will lead to American Independence.
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Battle of Camden
Battle of Eutaw Springs
Battle of Charleston
This Campaign was a disaster for General George Washington, he would lose every battle from Brooklyn to White Plains including Forts Washington and Lee.
New Jersey Campaign
Siege of Boston
Southern Campaign
New York Campaign
This Revolutionary War General is the namesake of our County.
John Wayne
David Wayne
Anthony Wayne
Arthur Wayne
This American Officer and future Secretary of the Treasury led the assault on redoubt #10 at the Battle of Yorktown, a decisive blow against the British.
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
George Washington
