A | B |
Why did BR army win battles in Brooklyn, NY? | Had more soldiers and were better trained |
What was a British Army weakness? | Poor leadership for their army |
How was the BR army surrounded in Yorktown? | FR Navy blocked them by sea. AM and FR troops blocked by land |
Who joined the army hoping for freedom? | The African Americans/ Slaves |
What did Thomas Paine write to encourage the American soldiers not to give up? | The Crisis |
What was a weakness for Continental Army? | Shortage of supplies and men |
What documents did Washington read for motivation? | Declaration and the Crisis Poem |
What did most loyalists do after the war? | They left to Canada |
What were the Continental Army strengths? | Patriotism and General Washington's leadership |
What was George Washington's plan of attack in Trenton? | Cross the Delaware at night to surprise Hessians as they slept |
Who was the main allies for the colonists? | France |
What disadvantage did British have that led to loses, like in Saratoga? | Unfamiliar to the land-territory |
Who allied with the British? | Hessians, Natives, and African Americans |
What advantages did the BR army have? | Experienced soldiers and more supplies |
What was the worldwide effect of the American Revolution? | Encouraged others to revolt for freedom |
What was signed at the end of the revolutionary war? | Treaty of Paris of 1783 |
The US gained the 13 colonies area and | Land from Appalachian to the Mississippi |
Which southern town did the last battle take place at? | Yorktown, Virgina |
What was the British's main plan at the beginning of the war to win? | Capture major cities like NYC and Boston |
How did Washington feel about enlisting African Am in the army? | Not at first, later allowed it due to lack of men |
What was a major outcome of Battle of Saratoga? | France fully aided the Colonists in war with soldiers, money and ships |