Name given to the Americans who supported independence:
A. Patriots
B. Tories
C. Separatists
D. Loyalists
What is A. Patriots
100
The French announced support for the United States after the American victory at....
A. Philadelphia
B. Boston
C. Saratoga
D. Valley Forge
What is C. Saratoga
100
He taught battle tactics to the Patriots.
Who is Freidrich von Steuben
100
A hired soldier
What is a mercenary
100
British mercenaries
What are Hessians
200
Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or.....
A. Britain's Fools
B. Separatists
C. Patriots
D. Tories
What is D. Tories
200
Loyalist strength was strongest in....
A. New England
B. New York
C. the Carolinas and Georgia
D. the Ohio River Valley
What is C. the Carolinas and Georgia
200
He was known as the "swamp fox"
Who is Francis Marion
200
Hit-and-run war technique
What is guerrilla warfare
200
Another name for Patriot forces
What is Continental Army
300
The French nobleman who became Washington's trusted aide was...
A. The Marquis de Lafayette
B. Francis Marion
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Thomas Paine
What is A. The Marquis de Lafayette
300
George Rogers Clark forced Henry Hamilton's surrender at..
A. Vincennes
B. Fort Miami
C. Saratoga
D. Fort Detroit
What is A. Vincennes
300
He was an African American patriot
Who is Lemuel Hayes
300
These are merchant warships
What are privateers
300
A Plan of action
What is a strategy
400
On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots were victorious at..
A. Philadelphia
B. Trenton
C. Saratoga
D. Germantown
What is B. Trenton
400
The militia group that defeated Burgoyne's troops at Bennington, Vermont, was called the....
A. Vermont Boys
B. Hessians
C. Minutemen
D. Green Mountain Boys
What is D. Green Mountain Boys
400
A Polish person who contributed to the American war effort.
Who is Thaddeus Kosciusko
400
To leaver without permission
What is to desert
400
The "hair buyer"
Who is Henry Hamilton
500
In 1777 William Howe captured what city, causing the Congress to flee?
A. Washington, D.C.
B. Philadelphia
C. New York City
D. Boston
What is B. Philadelphia
500
The Hessians' main goal for winning the war was....
A. money
B. land
C. citizenship
D. freedom