What were the 2 goals of Britain's Southern campaign?

Secure Loyalist lands & move north to recapture colonies

How did many enslaved African Americans gain their freedom?

By fighting for either the British or Patriots in the war

What does retreat mean?

Stop fighting and move away from the enemy

What does campaign mean?

A series of battles to achieve a specific purpose

Which groups of American Indians helped the Americans fight in the war?

The Stockbridge Mohican Indians and the Oneida Indians

Soldier from 1 country whose paid to fight 4 another country

What does siege mean?

The surrounding of a place by an army in order to capture it

What happened at Fort Ticonderoga?

Ethan Allen & Benedict Arnold defeated British troops

What was the result of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

Britain accepted the independence of the United States

What was the result of the victory that stopped the British campaign in the Middle Colonies?

France agreed to fight against Britain

What happened at Bunker Hill?

British troops attacked American forces

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1
What year did the American Revolution start?
1775
1808
1730
1800
2
What were the 2 goals of Britain's Southern campaign?
Win the war and go back to Great Britain
Capture Indians and capture African Americans to fight
Secure Loyalist lands & move north to recapture colonies
Bring all the Patriots to live in Tennessee and enslave them
3
How did many enslaved African Americans gain their freedom?
By running away
By fighting for either the British or Patriots in the war
By voting to stop slavery
By overthrowing the government
4
What does retreat mean?
To go towards
Stop fighting and move away from the enemy
A battle fought between the British and American colonists
A piece of candy
5
What does campaign mean?
A series of battles to achieve a specific purpose
To make peace
To win votes to become the leader of the Continental Army
To go camping
6
Which groups of American Indians helped the Americans fight in the war?
The Iroquois Indians
The Mohawk Indians
The Stockbridge Mohican Indians and the Oneida Indians
The Cherokee Indians
7
What is a mercenary?
Soldier from 1 country whose paid to fight 4 another country
A person that goes on a mission
A merchant who sells goods
A type of religious leader
8
What officially ended the American Revolution?
The Battle at Bunker Hill
The Treaty of Paris in 1783
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle at Fort Ticonderoga
9
What does siege mean?
To run away
The surrounding of a place by an army in order to capture it
A type of plant
A bill passed by Parliament
10
What happened at Fort Ticonderoga?
A peace treaty was signed
Ethan Allen & Benedict Arnold defeated British troops
There was no battle
The British defeated the Patriots
11
What was the result of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
The American colonies were put under British rule forever
George Washington became the 1st President
Paris became a country
Britain accepted the independence of the United States
12
What was the result of the victory that stopped the British campaign in the Middle Colonies?
The British troops went back to Great Britain
France agreed to fight against Britain
France agreed to fight for Britain
The Patriots called a truce
13
What happened at Bunker Hill?
British troops attacked American forces
American forced won a battle
The hill collapsed
The Patriots and Loyalists became friends
14
Where was the final turning point of the war?
Yorktown
New York
Great Britain
Paris

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