Mid term

Question 1

What originally belonged to the British, then the Americans captured it? the British would win it back two years later.

Answer 1

Ft. Ticonderoga

Question 2

Where did the Americans spend a harsh winter in 1777-78 but were trained to be a professional army?

Answer 2

Valley Forge

Question 3

Battle where the Americans could not prevent the British from marching into Philadelphia

Answer 3

Brandy Wine

Question 4

Battle where Americans used a height advantage to shoot down hordes of British soldiers but were forced to retreat after running out of ammo

Answer 4

Bunker Hill

Question 5

What is the most important battle of the AR, where the Americans captured 1/4 of the British Army?

Answer 5

Saratoga

Question 6

Battle where where a sneak attack on the Hessians gave the Americans their first major victory

Answer 6

Trenton

Question 7

Where did General Howe chase Washington’s army out and forced them to retreat to NJ?

Answer 7

NYC (long island)

Question 8

Who was was given credit for the American victory at Saratoga; blamed for the loss at Camden?

Answer 8

General Gates

Question 9

Who helped George Washington train soldiers to be a professional army?

Answer 9

Baron Von Steuben

Question 10

Who was the confident seaman that led the Bonne Homme Richard to victory over the Serapis?

Answer 10

John Paul Jones

Question 11

Who made the final surrender of the British in 1781?

Answer 11

General Cornwallis

Question 12

who tried to give the plans to the American fort at West Point to the British in an infamous act of treason?

Answer 12

Benedict Arnold

Question 13

Who made a huge strategy error at Saratoga which led to a devastating defeat?

Answer 13

General Burgoyne

Question 14

Who was/were paid by the British to fight on their side despite not speaking English?

Answer 14

Hessians

Question 15

Who pursued Washington’s army until they retreated to NJ?

Answer 15

General Howe

Question 16

Who led an elite group of snipers who helped defeat the British at Saratoga?

Answer 16

Daniel Morgan

Question 17

Who was the leader of the Green mountain Boys; Captured ft. Ticonderoga w/o having to fire a shot?

Answer 17

Ethan Allen

Question 18

define Inalienable

Answer 18

Cannot be taken away

Question 19

define ursurpations

Answer 19

wrongfully siezing; taken by force

Question 20

What is a Pyrrhic victory?

Answer 20

one that is not a true win; winner is unworthy because the loser sacrificed

Question 21

What are the three unalienable rights in the DOI?

Answer 21

Life, Liberty, an the Pursuit of happiness

Question 22

throughout the DOI, the writers many offenses “He” has committed. “He” refers to

Answer 22

King George III

Question 23

The writers of the DOI believe that government should be created by

Answer 23

the people

Question 24

During the early phase of the war (up to late 1777), George Washington’s record as a general can be best described as

Answer 24

mostly failures than success

Question 25

what advantage did the British not have over the colonist in the war?

Answer 25

a greater commitment to the cause

Question 26

What was the cause of the most American casualties during the AR?

Answer 26

British Prison ships

Question 27

Why were the American loses in NY in 1776 important?

Answer 27

Spain entered the war on the side of the British

Question 28

What was the rule of warfare that the Continental Army broke during the revolutionary war?

Answer 28

they targeted British officers

Question 29

what was one of the technological advances in weaponry used by the Americans?

Answer 29

guns w/ grooved barrels

Question 30

Why did the British ultimately surrender at Yorktown?

Answer 30

a French fleet foiled their plan to escape by sea

Question 31

Why was Washington's attack on the hessians mainly successful?

Answer 31

he made a sneak attack on the hessians christmas celebration

Question 32

what was the most important result of the American victory at Saratoga?

Answer 32

France joining the war on the American side

Question 33

why was the Bonne Homme Richard's defeat of the HMS Serapis surprising?

Answer 33

the Serapis was a far superior ship

Question 34

Who was the Treaty of Paris signed by?

Answer 34

John Adams, John Jay, and benjamin Franklin

Question 35

What did the Treaty of Paris guarantee?

Answer 35

1. Britain and America would both have success to the Mississippi River 2. British loyalists living in America must move to Canada 3. both sides must return prisoners of war to their respective countries 4. the 13 colonies were now a sovereign nation

Answer 36