Exam 5: The American Revolution, 1776-1783

In the era of the Revolution, the northern states:

During the war, Benjamin Franklin's son, William:

The baron von Steuben's contribution to the American cause was to:

Which of the following was NOT one of the provisions of the treaty ending the American Revolution?

On the western frontier, Indian tribes such as the Mohawks, Shawnees, and Cherokees:

Describe the preparations, strength, and experience of the American and British armies during the American Revolution.

Americans won a tremendous victory in October 1777 with the surrender at Saratoga of:

The first conflicts of the American Revolution took place in South Carolina.

Discuss the validity of the following assertion: "Without the cooperation of the French, American victory in the Revolution would not have been possible."

An important American victory-"the turn of the tide of success"-was at:

In August 1776, General Washington had 28,000 men under his command. By December, he had:

The timely arrival of the French navy off the coast of Yorktown gave Washington's forces the reinforcement they needed to defeat Cornwallis's British army.

On Christmas night 1776, Washington crossed the Delaware to defeat the:

Before the Revolution was over, the British were fighting the Spanish, the French, and the Dutch, as well as the Americans.

When the British attacked New York in late August 1776:

After 1778, most of the fighting in the Revolution was done in the South.

Which city did the British capture early in the American Revolution and hold for the remainder of the war?

George Washington's winter at Valley Forge was a special moment in American history. Examine that winter and discuss the important developments that helped transform the Continental army.

In what ways were the campaigns in the North different from those in the South?

Discuss the choices colonists had to make concerning which side to support during the American Revolution.