First 2 years of war
True of False: The Americans were winning the first two years of the war
False
Baron Von Steuben
The country that decided to join the Americans in the middle of the war
France
Most African Americans supported this side in the war
The British
The exact age you are legally 'independent' from your parents is this
18
This American city was captured then occupied by the British for the rest of the war
New York
The reason there are no monuments to this person today
Americans' Homphobia
Proclamation that was issued to help motivate the struggling American soliders
Declaration of Independence
The reasons many slaves were forced to fight for the Americans was this
Their masters needed a replacement
The resource you will desperately need to be TRULY independent from your parents is this
Money
The valley where Washington kept his army during the winter of 1777-78.
Valley Forge
The reason no one cared about Von Steuben's personality was because of this
He saved America's army from defeat
The battle that stopped the British from carving the colonies in two was this battle
Battle of Saratoga
This is what Britain offered slaves who ran away and fought for them against the Americans
Freedom
Valley Forge was sorta of like America's Worst day ever, which is similar to when this happens to an 8th grader
answers will vary
The first Battle of the War was the Battle of _____________ and ____________
Lexington and Concord
One thing Von Steuben taught American soldiers was this
To fight with bayonets
Dig toilets away from kitchens
Read a manual he wrote about fighting tactics
The Battle that resulted int he British capturing America's largest city at the time was this battle
Battle of New York
True or False: More African Americans fought for the Americans than fought for the British
False
The Tea Act would be like if America had only one of this
Answers will vary
One problem the American soldiers had to deal with at Valley Forge was this
Bad food
Small Pox
Dysentery
Low Morale
Cold
The European country Von Steuben was from
Prussia (Germany)
The Battle that won the war for the Americans when General Cornwallis surrendered
Battle of Yorktown
This is where Britain took the former slaves who fought once the war was lost
Canada
The one thing you absolutely must NOT do when you decide to move out of your parents' house is this
Live with your Best Friend