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Battle of Saratoga

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Battle of Saratoga took place in...

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virginia

c)

New Jersey

d)

New York

2.

The British commander at the Battle of Saratoga was....

a)

John Burgoyne

b)

George Washington

c)

Horatio Gates

d)

William Prescott

3.

The American commander at the Battle of Saratoga was....

a)

John Burgoyne

b)

George Washington

c)

Horatio Gates

d)

William Prescott

4.

In 1777, British strategy called an attack on New York, with how many armies converging [meeting] near Albany, New York?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.

Before the Battle of Saratoga, the Americans have how many men build defenses on the crest of Bemis Heights, a series of bluffs from which both the Hudson River and the road can be seen?

a)

6,000 men

b)

8,500 men

c)

13,000 men

d)

15,000 men

6.

On September 19, after dividing his army of 7,500 into 3 columns, General Burgoyne is stopped by whose light infantry near Freemans' farm?

a)

Gen. Haratio Gates

b)

Gen. Benedict Arnold 

c)

Col. Daniel Morgan

d)

Gen. William Prescott

7.

After being stopped, General Burgoyne digs in expecting ________ to come to aid, but never does...

a)

Gen. William Howe

b)

Gen. Cornwallis

c)

Gen. Thomas Gage

d)

Gen. Henry Clinton

8.

Which American general was hailed as a hero for his bravery on the battlefield, a reputation lost with his later betrayal and defection to the Royalists?

a)

Israel Putnam

b)

George Washington

c)

Horatio Gates

d)

Benedict Arnold

9.

The outcome at the Battle of Saratoga convinced this country that the Americans could hold their own against the British Army, sealing the alliance between the United States and...

a)

Spain

b)

Netherlands

c)

France

d)

England

10.

True or False: General Burgoyne attempts to escape north, but a cold, hard rain forces them to stop and encamp near the town of Saratoga. Hungry and surrounded by the Americans, the British surrender

a)

True

b)

False

11.

After the Battle of Saratoga, this American general did not give Benedict Arnold the proper credit for his actions in the battle in his report to Congress. Benedict Arnold, along with other events, felt slighted and ultimately defected later in the war.

a)

Israel Putnam

b)

George Washington

c)

Horatio Gates

d)

Benedict Arnold