Quest #2

Which factor was NOT strength for the British at the beginning of the American Revolution?

• The British government was powerful and organized
• The British army was the best trained, equipped, and experienced army in the world
• The war would be fought on land the Americans were defending and knew well
• King George III was able to hire 30,000 mercenaries from other European nations

After suffering defeat in New York, Washington made a bold move and attacked Hessian and British soldiers at these two Battles in the winter of 1776.

• Brandywine Creek and Brooklyn Heights
• Camden and Cowpens
• Bunker Hill and Saratoga
• Trenton and Princeton

Who was the leader of the Sharpshooter division in the North that helped win the Battle of Saratoga?

• John Burgoyne
• Simon Frasier
• George Washington
• Daniel Morgan

How did the Battle of Saratoga impact the American Revolution?

• General Burgoyne won a massive victory in the North
• The American forces defeated Burgoyne and France agreed to support the U.S.
• General Howe was forced to retreat to Philadelphia
• General Cornwallis was forced to retreat to Yorktown

What was the name of the young soldier we read about in 'The Young Patriot' and saw in America the Story of Us at Valley Forge?

• Francis Marion
• John Locke
• Joseph Plumb Martin
• Jean Jacques Rousseau

What disease did George Washington have his soldiers inoculated for at Valley Forge?

• Small Pox
• Influenza
• Measels
• Scurvy

What was the name of the 'snack' soldiers ate during the Revolution?

• Water bread
• Fire cookie
• Fire cake
• Flour water

What new weapon did Baron Von Steuben teach the Colonists to use with great skill at Valley Forge?

• bayonets
• rifled muskets
• cannons
• fire cake

Which Patriot wrote The Crisis inspiring many people to support the American Revolution?

• George Washington
• Thomas Paine
• Thomas Jefferson
• Francis Marion

Which was NOT a role women played in the American Revolution?

• Espionage (spies)
• Wrote letters supporting Independence
• Loading weapons and caring for injured soldiers
• Enlisting as soldiers to fight the British in huge numbers