Name three strengths and three weaknesses of the British army at the start of the war
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100
Commander of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
100
This British fort was taken by the Americans early in the war. The Americans were able to capture cannons and other weapons here as well
What is Fort Ticonderoga
100
Who convince the French to help the Americans fight the British in the Revolutionary War?
Who is Benjamin Franklin
200
To move away from the enemy
What is retreat
200
What were three strengths and three weaknesses of the Continental Army?
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200
A famous traitor who changed sides half way through the war
Who is Benedict Arnold
200
The battle that took place on Christmas night where George Washington and his army secretly crossed the Delaware River and led a surprise attack on German mercenaries
What is the battle of Trenton
200
This famous Rhode Island commander led the American military attack in the south. He had the British chase his small army and eventually he wore the British out
Who is Nathanael Greene
300
A soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign country
What is a mercenary
300
What is guerilla warfare?
What is Shooting behind trees, hiding in the woods, etc. while attacking the enemy
300
A German commander who helped train the Continental army at Valley Forge
Who is Friedrich von Steuben
300
The battle where the Americans were able to defeat the British after Thaddeus Koscuiszko and the French offered their support to the Americans
What is the Battle of Saratoga
300
This official document took almost two years to sign after the battle of Yorktown. It proclaimed that the colonists were free and independent states and it also gave the Americans lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Treaty of Paris
400
A plan of action
What is a strategy
400
What were the British strategies during the Revolutionary War? Name two.
What is they captured major cities AND they wanted to force their enemy into open fields where they could fight them face to face
400
Two British generals who fought against the Continental Army were
Who is General Cornwallis and General Burgoyne
400
Place where George Washington and the Continental Army stayed in the winter of 1777-1778. Here the army had little supplies and many died from starvation and disease
What is Valley Forge
400
Who were the American allies during the Revolutionary War?
What is France, Spain, Russia, & the Netherlands
500
To give up
What is surrender
500
Name another strategy the Continental Army used to attack the British army? (Name something other than guerilla warfare)
What is hit and run tactics
500
Polish engineer who helped the Americans build a long wall of earth to fight behind in the battle of Saratoga
Who is Thaddeus Kosciuszko
500
Last major battle of the war where the French and Americans captured British general Cornwallis
What is the Battle of Yorktown
500
Who was the British general who was forced to surrender to George Washington at the battle of Yorktown?