King George Ch. 7-8 Review

Who bet they could beat the Americans and be back in England by Christmas Day 1777?

• King George III

• Burgoyne

• Cornwallis

• Gates

Who was sent to France to enlist the help of the French?

• George Washington

• James Armistead

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

Which city did the British plan on "cutting in two" in order to crush the American army?

• West Point

• Boston

• New York City

• Manhattan

What did the British fear Benjamin Franklin had created while in France?

• A time machine

• A nuclear bomb

• An electrical machine that could wipe out Britain

• A spaceship that could take them to the moon

Who won the first Battle of Saratoga?

• Americans

• British

• No one; neither side retreated

Who took credit for the victory at Saratoga?

• General Gates

• Benedict Arnold

• King George III

• George Washington

During the second Battle of Saratoga, who was relived of his command and told to stay in his tent?

• General Gates

• Benedict Arnold

• General Burgoyne

• Thaddeus Kosciusko

What was the importance of the Americans capturing the note from General Clinton to General Burgoyne?

• the British surrendered

• the Americans knew where the British were going

• the Americans knew how to win the Revolution

• the British knew how to win the Revolution

Which victory convinced the French to join Americans in defeating the British?

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Battle at West Point

• the Battle at Saratoga

• the Battle at Ticonderoga

True or False: The conditions were much better for soldiers at Valley Forge

• True

• False