Social Studies - Grade 5 - Pearson - Chapter 5 - The American Revolution - Lesson 4

Question 1

Did the British fight the colonists in Boston?

Accepted Answer

No, on March 17, 1776 they retreated & sailed to NewYorkCity

Question 2

________________ - nickname given to women who carried water to soldiers on the battlefield

Accepted Answer

Molly Pitcher

Question 3

Did Ethan Allan and the Green Mountain Boys succeed in capturing Fort Ticonderoga?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 4

See question above:

Accepted Answer

Explain, Explain

Question 5

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Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

________________ - to move away from the enemy

Accepted Answer

retreat

Question 7

____________ - a formal agreement of friendship between countries.

Accepted Answer

alliance

Question 8

How do you think winning Battle of Trenton changed the moral of the troops?

Accepted Answer

the moral rose significantly

Question 9

See question above:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

______________ - a soldier who is paid to fight for another country.

Accepted Answer

mercenary

Question 11

See question above:

Accepted Answer

Ethan Allen

Question 12

_______________ - a colonel from Boston whose mission was to bring back the heavy cannons.

Accepted Answer

Henry Knox

Question 13

Former slave who wrote poetry about the colonists' struggle for freedom & spoke against slavery

Accepted Answer

Phillis Wheatley

Question 14

See question above:

Accepted Answer

The Americans (Continental Army won)

Question 15

Did the Patriots succeed at the Battle of Trenton?

Accepted Answer

Yes, they defeated the Hessians and took 900 prisoners

Question 16

Why did many people think that the colonists could not win against the British?

Accepted Answer

Britain had a larger army and mercenaries

Question 17

What did the colonists gain by capturing Fort Ticonderoga?

Accepted Answer

59 cannons

Question 18

___________ - sign up for armed service for a short time

Accepted Answer

enlist

Question 19

______- a surprise attack by George Washington on the Hessian troops; occurred on December 25th

Accepted Answer

Battle of Trenton

Question 20

What do you think motivated the Patriots and gave them strength?

Accepted Answer

they had a cause they believed in

Question 21

Fort Ticonderoga was a British fort near Lake Champlain.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

_____________ - a pamphlet by Thomas Paine meant to increase the morale of the Continental Army

Accepted Answer

"The Crisis"

Question 23

________________ - wife of George Washington who visited troops and helped soldiers

Accepted Answer

Martha Washington

Question 24

________________ - spirits

Accepted Answer

morale

Question 25

See question above:

Accepted Answer

France didn't think America can win but finally, they agreed

Question 26

________________ - wife of john who believed in independence and in rights for women.

Accepted Answer

Abigail Adams

Question 27

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Accepted Answer

Deborah Sampson

Question 28

What did they do to the cannons they gained by defeating Fort Ticonderoga?

Accepted Answer

Took them to Boston to use them against the British

Question 29

See question above:

Accepted Answer

Nathan Hale

Question 30

_____________ - a German officer who helped train officers at Valley Forge

Accepted Answer

Friedrich von Steuben

Social Studies - Grade 5 - Pearson - Chapter 5 - The American Revolution - Lesson 4

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Social Studies - Grade 5 - Pearson - Chapter 5 - The American Revolution - Lesson 4

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