SOL Quiz 7

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SOL Quiz 7

• American Revolution II

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1. Which of the following was a British advantage
during the Revolutionary War? a. local
support b. experience in wilderness fighting c.
excellent medical care d. well-trained army
Britain's army was a disciplined fighting force,
one that was much superior to America's new,
untrained army and home-grown militia.
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2. The person MOST responsible for turning the
Continental Army into a well-disciplined military
was a. George Washington b. Baron von Steuben c.
Horatio Gates d. Marquis de Lafayette
During the summer of 1778, while the Continental
Army was still at Valley Forge, von Steuben
arrived and began drilling the undisciplined and
rag-tag army in European military techniques. As
a result, the Continental Army was better able to
face the British army.
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3. In the early years of the war, control of
which state was vital to British military
strategy to defeat the Americans? a.
Massachusetts b. New York c. South Carolina d.
Virginia
They hoped to take New York and effectively cut
the colonies in two, isolating the radical North
in the hopes that without the New England states,
the other colonies would remain out of the war
effort. The British were unsuccessful in their
attempts to take New York.
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4. Which battle is considered to be a turning
point of the war? a. Bunker Hill b. Princeton c.
Saratoga d. Yorktown
When General Horatio Gates captured General John
Burgoyne's army at Saratoga, it proved that the
Americans could succeed in their efforts to
become independent from Great Britain. As a
result, France and Spain declared war on Great
Britain.
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5. France allied itself with America because a.
the American rebels had modeled their movement
after the French Revolution b. the French
needed American support in their war with the
Native Americans c. France wanted to regain
Louisiana d. France wanted to weaken Britain
France had been recently defeated by Britain in
the French and Indian War (with American help).
Becoming allies with the Americans would mean
siding with a former enemy. But with the
American victory at Saratoga, France saw that the
Americans stood a chance of defeating Britain.
France took advantage of the opportunity in order
to wage war and finally defeat Britain.