American Revolution Topic 5

With battles at Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights, which major battle is considered the turning point of the war?

On crossing the Delaware River, Washington planned to attack Hessian troops based where?

Who led the French troops during the Battle of Yorktown?

On which two colonies did the British focus their military efforts after the loss at Saratoga?

Who led the British forces during the New York and New Jersey campaigns?

Who is the now famous French general standing in front to Washington?

What is the name given to the tactic of avoiding battles used by Washington?

The success at Saratoga led to another significant occurrence that helped turn the tide of the conflict. What occurred?

The navy of which nation played a crucial role in the surrender at Yorktown?

The crossing of which river helped to immortalise Washington?

At which battle did Cornwallis surrender, effectively ending the Revolutionary war in America?

What was the name of the Prussian who famously helped train the American troops while at Valley Forge?

In the cartoon "The Flight of the Congress", who is represented by an armadillo?

Which Thomas Paine pamphlet begins with the line "These are the times that try men's souls"?

Who is this woman, the so-called heroine of Monmouth?

Who did Paine criticise in this pamphlet?

Who was given the lead command in Britain's so-called 'Southern Strategy'?

Bonus question - who was the famous traitor who left the American military to side with the British?

At the time of Valley Forge, Philadelphia, the capital of America and the home of Congress, was in British hands.

Soldiers in the Revolutionary war were much more likely to die of disease than die in battle

What factor is generally attributed to Lord Howe's failure to defeat the Americans in New York?

What name was given to the German mercenaries who fought on the side of the British?