The Battle of Trenton
A)1777
B)1778
C)1776
C)1776
What stung the British the most?
A)Two defeats
B)Harsh winter
C)Lack of supplies
A)Two defeats
Mercenaries-foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty, but for pay.
What happened on December 26,1776?
Patriots win the Battle of Trenton.
What were American colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain called?
A)Whigs
B)Loyalists
C)Royalists
D)Democrats
B)Loyalists
How many of Washington's men were left?
A)1,400
B)6,000
C)32,000
B)6,000
A plan for fighting a battle or war is called a...
A)Game plan
B)Strategy
C)Battle
B)Strategy
Define strategy.
What happened on January 3, 1777?
Patriots win the Battle of Princeton
What was the name of the battle in which the Patriots finally defeated the British?
A)Battle of Saratoga
B)Battle of Yorktown
C)Battle of New Jersey
D)Battle of Valley Forge
C)Battle of New Jersey
A)900
B)1,000
C)400
A)900
Who was the British general in 1777?
A)William Howe
B)Richard Montgomery
C)John Burgoyne
C)John Burgoyne
American men who fought in battlers and wars out of loyalty or contract.
What happened on July 27, 1777?
Marquis de Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia to offer his assistance to the Patriot cause.
What was the name for the colonial military force created to fight the British?
A)mercenaries
B)Redcoats
C)Hessians
D)Continental Army
D)Continental Army
Which river did Washington's men across in December, year 1776.
A)Delaware
B)Assinpink
C)Hessians
A)Delaware
Who wrote this, "This event will make on of the most brilliant pages of American History."
A)William Howe
B)Bernardo de Galvez
C)James Thacer
European men who fought for Britain.
Spain declares war against Britain.
Who was the French noblemen who helped the Patriots fight the British?
A)Bernardo de Galvez
B)Marquis de Lafayette
C)Baron von Steuben
D)Lord Dunmore
B)Marquis de Lafayette
What was the main reason why the Battle of Trenton is remembered?
It was an important Patriot Victory.
What was the main reason the Battle of Saratoga was so important?
It was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
Define Continental Army.
A force that would soon include soldiers from all colonies and would carry out the fight against Britain.
What happened on May 1778?
France joins the Patriots in an alliance.
Describe what difficulties the Patriots experienced in the early years of the war.
(Something along the lines describing the supplies, amount of men, weather conditions,etc.)