WorksheetsBattle of Saratoga
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The Battle of Saratoga took place in...
Massachusetts
Virginia
New Jersey
New York
The British commander at the Battle of Saratoga was....
John Burgoyne
George Washington
Horatio Gates
William Prescott
The American commander at the Battle of Saratoga was....
John Burgoyne
George Washington
Horatio Gates
William Prescott
In 1777, British strategy called an attack on New York, with how many armies converging [meeting] near Albany, New York?
2
3
4
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?
6,000 men
8,500 men
13,000 men
15,000 men
On September 19, after dividing his army of 7,500 into 3 columns, General Burgoyne is stopped by whose light infantry near Freemans' farm?
Gen. Haratio Gates
Gen. Benedict Arnold
Col. Daniel Morgan
Gen. William Prescott
After being stopped, General Burgoyne digs in expecting ________ to come to aid, but never does...
Gen. William Howe
Gen. Cornwallis
Gen. Thomas Gage
Gen. Henry Clinton
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?
Israel Putnam
George Washington
Horatio Gates
Benedict Arnold
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...
Spain
Netherlands
France
England
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
True
False
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.
Israel Putnam
George Washington
Horatio Gates
Benedict Arnold
