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American Revolution Part II
American Revolution Part II
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1
People who kept their allegiance to the British were called the following?
Tories
Brits
Loyalists
Both B & C
2
What was one of the British advantages in the war?
They had the strongest navy in the world
Most of the colonists were loyalists
They were fighting on their home lands
They controlled most of North America
3
This general led the attack on New York?
Howe
Cornwallis
Gates
Lafayette
4
What role did George Washington play in the Revolutionary War?
He was the president of the Continental Congress
He was the first president during the war
He was the head of the British army
He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
5
Washington fought these two battles in New Jersey after his Christmas raid?
Newark and Jersey City
Lexington and Concord
Trenton and Princeton
Yorktown and Saratoga
6
On what date do we celebrate as the creation of the Declaration of Independence?
January 1st
July 4, 1781
July 2, 1763
July 4, 1776
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Most of the American military was made up of these ragtag citizen soldiers?
The Sons of Liberty
Militias
The National Guard
The United States Army
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Why do you think the British loss at Saratoga would change the course of the war?
They were out of troops and weapons
The Loyalists all became Patriots
It would convince the French to enter the war
The Patriots would win the rest of the battles
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Also in 1777 this British general marched south from Canada towards Albany, NY.
Gates
Burgoyne
Howe
Cornwallis
10
Washington mostly faced Hessian Mercenaries in this attack? Who were Hessian Mercenaries?
British cavalry
Irish Battalions
British militias
German professional soldiers
11
What side did African Americans fight on during the American Revolution?
For both sides
For the Spanish
For the Americans
For the British
12
What happened in the battle for New York?
The British lost
The British won forcing Washington to retreat to New Jersey
The Patriots won forcing the Brits to retreat to Long Island
The battle was a tie with both sides suffering heavy losses
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Burgoyne surrendered after this Battle, a loss that would change the course of the war?
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
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Where did Washington first meet up with the troops who had gathered to surround the British?
Washington D.C.
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
15
On Christmas night 1776 Washington crossed this river in a surprise attack?
The Chesapeake
The Delaware
The Hudson
The Potomac
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After the British left Boston they attacked here?
Long Island, New York
Canada
Savannah, Georgia
Saratoga, New York
