The American Revolution (B)

What advantage did the Americans have over the British?

• They were fighting on familiar land.

• They were better organized than the British.

• Their army and navy were larger than the British army and navy.

• All Americans supported going to war with the British.

What did General Howe do instead of heading toward Albany to meet General Burgoyne's troops?

• led his troops to Canada

• led his troops to Wilmington

• led his troops to Philadelphia

• led his troops to Lake Ontario

What did Tadeusz Kos´ciuszko help the Americans create?

• vessels

• uniforms

• fortifications

• living quarters

In 1777, which country did France consider its main enemy?

• Britain

• Spain

• Poland

• Prussia

Who led a surprise attack on Fort Vincennes and stopped a British invasion of the American frontier?

• Horatio Gates

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

• George Rogers Clark

Who rode 40 miles in one night to warn Patriots of a British attack in Connecticut?

• Abigail Adams

• Sybil Ludington

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Anna Smith Strong

Who had the largest and most powerful navy in the world?

• the British

• the French

• the Spanish

• the Americans

8 What did General Henry Clinton offer to enslaved men who joined the British Army?

• freedom

• money

• land

• clothing

Which group did Nathanael Greene belong to when he decided to join the Patriots?

• the Loyalists

• the Quakers

• the Six Nations

• the Light Horse volunteers

Which military leader made the mistake of camping on a peninsula at Yorktown?

• Lord Cornwallis

• Charles O’Hara

• George Washington

• Comte de Rochambeau