War for Independence

During the Battle of Trenton, the British had how many estimated casualties - people killed or wounded?

• 5

• 905

• 1,500

• 2,400

The British break through American lines and nearly surround some American troops near Brooklyn Heights, but are saved by the ___________ who buy the rest of the army time to escape.

• Massachusetts 400

• Connecticut 400

• Virginia 400

• Maryland 400

The American loss at the Battle of Brooklyn results in.... [Select ALL that APPLY]

• The British controlling New York until the end of the war.

• The British moving North to attack Massachusetts

• Many Continental soldiers imprisoned on British prison ships

• The Continental Army falling apart

True or False: At the Battle of Brooklyn, George Washington retreats across the East River without losing a single life.

• True

• False

After the Battle of Saratoga, this American general did not give Benedict Arnold the proper credit for his actions in the battle in his report to Congress. Gates, along with other events, felt slighted and ultimately defected later in the war.

• Israel Putnam

• George Washington

• Horatio Gates

• Benedict Arnold

The outcome at the Battle of Saratoga convinced this country that the Americans could hold their own against the British Army, sealing the alliance between the United States and...

• Spain

• Netherlands

• France

• England

True or False: As a result of the British victory at Charleston, much of the South Carolina's population seemed to rally to the Loyalist side.

• True

• False

France aided the Continental Army and the Ameircan War for Independence with Britain because...

• they were fighting the British and Spanish

• They wanted revenge for the French and Indian War

• they wanted to protect French colonist in America

The war for independence was fought between:

• America and Britain

• Patriots and Loyalists

• France and Britain

• America and France

On Christmas night 1776, Washington led troops across the Delaware for successful surprise attacks on British troops in what two cities:

• Philadelphia and Lawrenceville

• Boston and Cape Cod

• Trenton and Princeton

• Los Angeles and Hollywood