spporting war effort
Canada
New York
New Jersey
Saratoga
100
How many soilders served in the continental army?
230,000
100
What did the British control and what did they make the 14th colony?
Canada
100
When did British ships arrive in New York?
In June, 1776
100
What is the Battle of Trenton?
It’s in important victory for the patriots.
100
When did the British want a victory?
Spring of 1777
200
What was the most dangerous job in the war?
Being a spy
200
When did the patriots leave the campfire burning?
January 2,1777
200
How many soldiers came to New York?
32,000
200
What does the word Mercenaries mean?
Soldiers who did not fight for loyalty, but for pay.
200
What did John Burgoyne decide to do?
He decided to push through New York and cut off England from the other colonies.
300
Name 2 women’s that were important during the war?
Deborah Sampson and Mary Ludwig Hays.
300
Was the army short on supples?
yes
300
What did the soldiers capture?
Patriots and supplies.
300
Why did they hire Mercenaries?
Because they did not have enough soldiers to fight.
300
What did the strategy require?
Timing
400
Name the 3 things that a British solider offered colonists to fight in the war with them?
They offered low pay, harsh conditions, and getting a big chance of casualty.
400
What city was the next major target?
Quebec
400
What did patriot General Washington use to save his army?
He used his skills.
400
Who rushed to stop General Washington?
General Charles Cornwallis
400
What was the Battle of Saratoga in New York?
It was the turning point of the Revolutionary war.
500
What question did General Washington face?
The question that General Washington faced was that would he recruit the African Americans.
500
Who did the patriots troops led by in November 1775?
General Richard Montgomery
500
Why did the Connecticut officer go behind British lines?
He wanted secret information
500
How many soldiers did American prisoners take?
900
500
What did General Howe sail to the Hudson River?
He would sail up to The Hudson River to strangle New England.
M
e
n
u