Unit IV – Quiz II

1.________ ________ ________was the American hero of the frontier (western) campaigns? 2._______ ______ ______ was the father of the American Navy – “I have not yet begun to fight…” 3.________ _________ was the notorious traitor of the American Revolution. 4._____________ was the French volunteer who snuck over to help the Americans during the Revolution dressed as a woman. 5.______ ________was the Prussian officer that helped train the Continental soldiers at Valley Forge. 6._________ ___________was the famous diplomat, statesman, and inventor who lobbied for French assistance during the war.

7.The Battle of __________ forced the British General Burgoyne to surrender, which made this the turning point of the war. 8.What is the major impact of the battle in question 7? 9.___________ and _________ were the two countries that aided the Patriots. 10.Enslaved African Americans fought for the British because they were promised _________. 11.__________ were running the farms and businesses during the war? 12.Because of George Rogers Clark’s successful campaign in the Western Frontier the Americans were allowed to claim _________ after the war was over.

13.The two winter encampments the Patriots stayed at were called ______ ______ and ____________. 14._________ ________was the true hero of Saratoga. 15.This “Hair Buyer” was scared into surrendering the last outpost for the British on the frontier? 16.General ________was forced to surrender after he was stranded near Albany, because the 2 other parts of his plan never showed up. 17._______ didn’t pursue advantages and let Washington escape too many times early in the war/resigned in failure.

18.______________ was the last major battle of the American Revolution, where the French fleet and soldiers helped to trap the British. 19. ________ __________ was known as the “Swamp Fox” and the leader of the militia in the Southern phase of the war. 20. __________ were a group of hired mercenaries from Europe paid to fight against the Patriots in America, that lost at the Battle of Trenton. 21.The ________ __ _________ ended the war and made America an independent country. 22._________ tactics were used by Francis Marion to even the odds with the British Army.