Famous Names
Commander of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
Professional soldier paid to fight for a foreign country
What is a Mercenary?
Reason why the Battles of Saratoga were so important
What is because it showed Europe (France) that the Americans could defeat the British
The ways the French helped America during the war (3 answers)
What is supplying funds, troops and supplies?
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War
What is the Treaty of Paris?
19 year old Frenchman who volunteered to fight in Washington's Army
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
Soldier who fights in small groups using surprise and hit-and-run attacks
What is a guerrilla?
Reason why the British strategy to attack Albany fell apart
What is because the British generals did not stick to the plan?
Age of Marquis de Lafayette when he volunteered to fight with the Americans
What is 19 years old?
These two European countries helped America during the Revolutionary War.
What is France and Spain?
He was known as the "Swamp Fox"
Who is Francis Marion?
Privately owned ship used to attack enemy merchant ships
What is a privateer?
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Lack of supplies, having untrained soldiers and needing to keep soldiers enlisted are examples of this.
What is challenges George Washington faced as leader of the Continental Army?
Reasons why the Americans defeated the British (4 answers)
1) Better Leadership
2) Foreign Aid
3) Knowledge of the land
4) Motivation
British General in charge during the Battle of Yorktown
Who is Lord Cornwallis?
What is to desert?
Who is John Paul Jones?
Forcing soldiers to enlist for life made it necessary for the British to use these.
What are mercenaries?
Manner in which the largest number of Americans died during the Revolutionary War
What is died in camp? (Starvation, exposure, disease)
American general who was removed after the Battle of Camden and replaced by Nathaniel Greene
Who is Horatio Gates?
Someone who is opposed to war/fighting
What is a pacifist?
The American's defeat at this battle led to General Horatio Gates being replaced by Nathaniel Greene
What is the Battle of Camden?
What is profit?
Country where most Loyalists moved to after the end of the war.
What is Canada?