Torn families, a lack of supplies, inexperienced soldiers, and short-term enlistment.
What are the problems of the Patriots?
100
Failed rendezvous of British generals St. Leger, Howe, and Burgoyne.
What is the Hudson Valley?
100
Named for the hunger and suffering endured by the Patriots at this near-by Philadelphia area. Nearly a quarter of the men here died from the cold, from disease, or a lack of food. Many also deserted the effort.
What is Valley Forge?
100
"Swamp Fox," who was responsible for freeing Baron de Kalb's Patriots at Camden, South Carolina.
Who is Francis Marion?
100
Better leadership, foreign aid, knowledge of the land, and motivation.
What are the reasons the Patriot forced won their independence?
200
Nurses, menders, coos, seamstresses, washers, spies, and militia aids.
Who are the women of the Revolution?
200
Heartland of the Iroquois, where clever Patriot Benedict Arnold sent rumors of their "large" army to British forces via Indian allies. This frightened St. Leger and, once again, the Patriots won this land.
What is the Mohawk Valley?
200
This man taught the troops how to use bayonets as well as military formations. He also shared important tips, such as keeping good hygiene and a clean camp.
Who is Prussian Baron von Steuben?
200
Surprise hit-and-run tactics that aided in Patriot wins in the south. Marion used this style. They sometimes disregarded all rules of warfare.
What are guerrilla tactics?
200
25,000 American lives, 10,000 British lives, and high debts
What was the cost of the American Revolutionary War?
300
Washington guessed Howe would advance to this place. Howe brought with him Hessian mercenaries. Washington actually retreated from this area to New Jersey and later Pennsylvania, but ultimately was not deterred.
What is New York City?
300
Unable to break through the earthworks at this area, Burgoyne was attacked by Patriot Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. By trapping the British and cutting off all outlets to retreat, Burgoyne was forced to surrender.
What is Saratoga?
300
The important area George Rogers Clark claimed for the Patriots as a result of the victory at Vincennes. It was where the British "Hair Buyer" was imprisoned.
What is the land between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River?
300
By avoiding a full-scale British battle, the Patriot used these styles to wear the British out and ultimately secure them victories in the south.
What are countryside chases or cat-and-mouse tactics?
300
It established the the US was independent. It declared US boundaries to extend to the Mississippi River. It allowed the US fishing rights off of Canada. It called for debt repayments. It called for the return of slaves captured. It called for Loyalist property to returned.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
400
By crossing the Delaware River into this state on Christmas Morning 1776, Washington's army killed over 1,000 Hessians and captured much-needed supplies. This was a Patriot victory.
What is New Jersey?
400
As a result of the Battle of Saratoga, allies from this nation felt that independence was possible. They forged an alliance with the new nation and persuaded Spain to join the effort. The Spanish helped in blocking off sources of aid to the British from the southwest.
Who are the French?
400
Those commissioned to take part in hit-and-run tactics that disrupted British shipping. They were emphasized for their profits as well as for their patriotism. A famous example is John Paul Jones and his famed "I have not yet begun the fight."
What are privateers?
400
British general whose soldiers were cut off from the sea by French ships as well as by the land by the Patriots.
Who is Cornwallis?
400
Loyalists fled to these islands after being kicked out of the US and Florida.
What are the Caribbean Islands?
500
Considered the largest city and the American capital, Howe captured this area, but could stop stop the Patriot forces here. They simply relocated.
What is Philadelphia in 1777?
500
"Not worth a Continental."
What is worthless?
500
After the war shifted from the north to the south as a strategy of the British, the Patriot forces lost these two locations.
What are Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina?
500
Final battle of the American Revolution in 1781 that convinced Britain's new leaders to begin peace talks with the Americans.