NS-2 Naval History Chapter 2: The American Revolution

What British Acts were a direct response to the Boston Tea Party?

By the end of the American Revolution, how many warships did the Continental Navy commission?

When did Congress authorize the beginning of the Marine Corps?

In December of what year did Bostonians protest British taxation by dumping tea into the harbor

The last Continental Naval Squadron was captured by Cornwallis and Clinton on May 12, 1780 in what harbor?

Losing at King’s Mountain & Cowpens, the Brits won a pyrrhic victory at Guilford Courthouse. What's a pyrrhic victory?

What was the name of John Paul Jones first command, a sloop that captured 16 ships in 1 month?

This Hancock-owned ship was seized by British customs in 1769 and used to enforce customs before captured and burned.

Who was the first commander of the Continental Navy?

What French Admiral failed to stop Howe’s reinforcement of NY in 1778, & then headed to the Caribbean for a year?

What critical thing did the colonies lack in 1775, ceding control of Boston Harbor to the Brits

Washington crossed the Delaware River on 12/26/1776, defeated Hessians, with a surprise attack where?

The Declaration of Independence was signed in what year and in what city?

What was the name of the Lieutenant who raised the first naval flag, the Alfred on 12/22/1775?

Why did Cornwallis choose to settle in at Yorktown, Virginia in the summer of 1781?

Patriots captured what British cutter in Revolution's first naval skirmish on 12 Jun 1775?

What American maritime forces were effective in harassing British lines of sea communication?

The peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War was signed when (YEAR)?

This colony claims to have fired the first shots in resistance to Britain, a 1764 cannon attack on the schooner St John

Washington planned to attack New York in 1781 if he could get help from this French Admiral w 25 ships & 3,000 troops.

What country greatly supported American hopes by allying w/ America after the win at Saratoga?

Though a tactical defeat, in what way was the Battle of Valcour Island a strategic victory?

Privately owned ships & crews authorized by the government to attack enemy supply ships.

Cite 2 nations w/ crucial navies that joined the French in war w/ England during the Revolution

Before the Continental Navy existed, who commissioned 7 ships that captured war supplies?

What British defeat in 1777 shifted the Revolution by bringing the French as America’s allies?

What were the biggest factors in the Continental Navy’s recruiting difficulties?

What effect did the Continental Navy have on the outcome of the American Revolution?

What were the first 2 ships of the Continental Navy authorized by Congress?

In 1772, sloop Hannah lured this British schooner over a sandbar, where she was stuck until Rhode Islanders burned her.

The Peace of Paris in 1783 gave the Americans a territory that extended how far to?

What was the name of the French naval CDR who made victory at Yorktown possible for Washington?

What two nations fought the global Seven Years War, and when?

Where did the Continental Navy – Marine Corps team conduct amphibious landing in February 1776?

Why did England impose additional taxes on the colonies after the French-Indian War?

Who commanded the American troops in the Battle of Valcour Island in 1776?

The peace treaty ending the American Revolutionary War was signed in what city?

Congress was reluctant to establish a navy thinking independent colonies navies would suffice.

On 20 May 1775, the patriots of this NC county declared that all laws derived from the King or Parliament were annulled.

What colonial seaport was the primary source of tension from taxes after the Seven Year’s War?

What new weapon platform made a failed attempt to sink Howe’s flagship in NY harbor on 9/6/1776

The end of fighting in the colonies was marked by the British loss in October 1781 where?

What British General lost Saratoga in Oct 1777 after his men were killed by Daniel Morgan's sharpshooters?

Who led the Maine patriots that captured the HMS Margaretta in June 1775?

What was the mission of the three-pronged British attack in 1777?

This founding father and smuggler had his cargo ship Liberty confiscated in June 1768 for failure to pay taxes on cargo.

Who captured Fort Ticonderoga on the southern end of Lake Champlain?

The four letter term referred to American colonists loyal to England in 1776

The first real combat of the American Revolution began where in April 1775?

Which of the following was not an advantage for Benedict Arnold's Navy in the First Battle of Lake Champlain?

What was the last naval battle of the American Revolution, a draw fought in September 1781?

Who invented the Turtle, the first submersible used in combat (though unsuccessfully)?

For whom was the Bonhomme Richard named in honor?

In 1780 a French fleet arrived in Newport under what ADM to provide GEN Washington his naval support?

Which of the following was NOT taxed under the Townshend Act of 1767?

In a battle with the British ship HMS Serapis, who said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"

JPJ tied the forestays of the Serapis to his mizzenmast. What is a mizzenmast?

What was the only colony that did not have commissioned warships in the American Revolution?

What British General defied orders & took Philadelphia, leading to the British defeat at Saratoga?

What “Tar Heel” colony had previously supplied the British with most of her naval stores?

He said, “Whatever efforts are made by armies, the Navy must cast a vote in the conflict?”

How many vessels comprised the first Continental Naval Squadron in December 1775?

What is the term for forcing men to serve aboard ship against their will?

When did Congress finance the start of the Continental Navy, now the birthday of the US Navy?

Which African-American/Native-American was killed by the British at the Boston massacre?