Washington's Army
Who wrote The Crisis, which Washington read to inspire his troops?
Who is Thomas Paine?
Which British general led the southern campaign after taking Savannah, Georgia?
Who is Lord Charles Cornwallis?
On which holiday did Washington cross the Delaware River for a surprise attack?
What is Christmas?
What nickname was given to Francis Marion because of his clever tactics in the South?
Who is "Swamp Fox"?
What treaty officially ended the American Revolution?
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Which group prevented a British victory in the south?
What are guerrilla troops?
What problem slowed Burgoyne’s army as they advanced from Canada?
What is rough wilderness and heavy baggage slowed them?
What caused the American defeat in Brooklyn, New York, in August 1776?
What are inexperienced soldiers?
Why did many of the British people not support the war?
What is the cost to taxpayers was too high?
What did Britain agree to recognize in the Treaty of Paris?
What is the United States as an independent nation?
Which military officer from Prussia helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge?
Who is Baron von Steuben?
Which battle marked the turning point of the war by convincing France to join the American side?
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
What is it showed that the Americans could defeat the British?
How did profiteering by merchants during the war make Washington feel?
What is he was outraged that they made profits while soldiers suffered?
Why did thousands of Loyalists leave the United States after the war?
What is they feared unfair treatment despite promises?
Which French volunteer used his own money to buy clothes for soldiers at Valley Forge?
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
What was the British strategy that attempted to cut off New England by controlling the Hudson River Valley?
What is dividing the colonies by controlling the Hudson River Valley?
What was a significant effect of the American victory at Saratoga? (Hint: Who came to help?)
What are Eurpoean countries (France and Spain) came to the aid of America?
Why did many African Americans join the Continental Army?
What is they hoped independence would lead to an end of slavery?
Which country, inspired by the American Revolution, had its own revolution soon after?
What is France?
What strategy did Washington adopt after his defeat in New York, aiming to tire out the British rather than defeat them in large battles?
What is a defensive strategy to tire out the British?
Why didn’t General Howe meet Burgoyne in Albany as planned?
What is he decided to capture Philadelphia instead?
What crucial role did the French Navy play during the Battle of Yorktown?
What is they blocked the British from escaping by sea?
Why did Washington’s army suffer from food shortages at Valley Forge?
What is farmers sold food to the British for gold instead of Congress’s paper money?
Why did the British Prime Minister Lord North say, “Oh God! It is all over”?
What is Cornwallis’s surrender at Yorktown?