American Revolution

Question 1

Why did Cornwallis surrender to the Americans at Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

He was trapped by the French and the Americans

Question 2

What was Britain's failed Northern Strategy?

Accepted Answer

It tried to cut off New England by controlling the Hudson River valley

Question 3

What did America gain most from the Treaty of Paris?

Accepted Answer

Recognition as independent and the establishment of international borders.

Question 4

Why did both America and Britain have trouble raising an army?

Accepted Answer

The British enlist for life; the colonists for less than a year

Question 5

Why have the Battles of Saratoga been called a “turning point?”

Accepted Answer

The American victory convinced the Europeans to assist America in the war.

Question 6

Why have the Battles of Saratoga been called a “turning point?”

Accepted Answer

American victory convinced the Europeans to assist America in the war.

Question 7

How was the American Revolution like a civil war?

Accepted Answer

it divided the colonists into Loyalists and Patriots who then fought

Question 8

How did Valley Forge transform the American army?

Accepted Answer

Hard work, suffering, and training turned them into a fighting machine

Question 9

Why did the British strategy in the South not work?

Accepted Answer

Better American Guerilla tactics and runaway slaves did not join

Question 10

What American ideals emerged from the revolution?

Accepted Answer

Dedication to republicanism, and religious freedom

Question 11

How did Washington reverse a series of American defeats?

Accepted Answer

He scored a victory over British by crossing the Delaware surprising them.

Question 12

What were the costs of the war?

Accepted Answer

Over 25,000 killed and over $27 million in debt

Question 13

How were the Americans able to defeat the British?

Accepted Answer

better motivation, better leadership and many foreign allies.

Questions 13