Chapter 4 The War for Independence

1) The British defeated the Patriots at the Battle of Long Island (New York) in 1775

• True

• False

2) British advantages during the war included a stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population.

• False

• True

3) At least one-half of all American Colonists were Tories (Loyalists).

• True

• False

4) Most of the soldiers in the Continental Army signed up for the duration of the war.

• False

• True

The Patriot's greatest strength was ...

• their quarterback.

• their well trained army.

• George Washington.

• their unlimited money supply.

5) Nathan Hale was a Patriot Soldier who became a traitor and spied for the British.

• True

• False

6) What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Separatists

• Tories

Dressed up as a man and fought in the Revolution.

• Clara Barton

• Deborah Samson

• Natalie Hale

• Patricia Salem

Who was Peter Salem?

• He wrote Common Sense

• Helped motivate the Patriots with his pamphlet "The Crisis."

• Spied for the Americans. The British hung him as a traitor.

• African American Patriot

Spied for the Americans. The British hung him as a traitor.

• Nathan Hale

• George Sampson

• Deborah Sampson

• Peter Salem