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American Revolution
American Revolution Brainpop Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the American Revolution? | A long and bitter war |
| What was the American colonists' position? | They were outmatched. |
| What were the differences between the British and Colonial military? | American colonists had an inexperienced volunteer militia, and their opponents were the British- the most powerful military in the world. |
| Where and when was the first shot of the Revolution fired? | The first shot of the Revolution was fired at Lexington, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. |
| What was the difference in the number of soldiers between the British and the colonials? | 700 British troops fought against 75 colonial militiamen. |
| How did the colonists know the British were coming? | The colonists knew the British were coming because silversmith Paul Revere and his fellow patriots William Dawes and Samuel Prescott warned them in their famous midnight ride. |
| How many colonists did the British kill at Lexington, and where did they go? | The British killed eight colonists, then marched to Concord, Massachusetts. |
| Who were stationed at Concord, Massachusetts? | Several units of colonial minutemen were waiting for the British. |
| Where did colonist leaders meet and what did they decide? | Colonist leaders met in the Second Continental Congress. They decided to form a Continental Army, led by George Washington. |
| Even after the war between the Colonists and the British, what was ironic about some colonists' attitude? | Even though this is unusual, most colonists still hoped for peace with England at this point. |
| What convinced many colonists that the only course was independence? | Thomas Paine's famous 1776 pamphlet, Common Sense. |
| What was "Common Sense"? | Thomas Paine's famous 1776 pamphlet that convinced many colonists that the only course was independence. |
| What did the Continental Congress write in 1776? | In 1776, the Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence. |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776? | the Continental COngress |
| What was the effect of the Declaration of Independence being adopted by all 13 colonies? | War with England was final. It was a long fight. |
| What did George Washingon do to the British early on? | He managed to drive the British out of Boston early on. |
| Why was attracting recruits to the American cause tough? | Because the colonial army was poorly equipped, and many thought it had no chance against the British. |
| What occurred on Christmas Day in 1776? | Washington led his army across the Delaware River and took British forces by surprise. |
| What happened after Washington's victory on Christmas Day? | Many recruits joined the Continental Army. |
| What was the turning point in the war | The Battle of Saratoga |
| What was the Europeans' reaction after the Americans won the Battle of Saratoga? | European nations lent support to the colonial cause of independence. |
| Who won France's support in Europe? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Who did France convince to help out the Colonials? | Spain |
| What did France convincing Spain to help them in war lead to? What was the condition of the American Army? | The British now had to fight many different enemies, on both land and sea.The American Army was still short on supplies. |
| In the winter of 1777, a quarter of Washington's troops died at _____________ from ___________? | Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; cold, starvation, and disease |
| Who is John Paul Jones? | An American officer who won a major naval battle off the coast of England. |
| The British's supremacy on the seas was __________ | world-renowned |
| How did American forces do on land? | On land, American forces started scoring on victory after another. |
| What did American forces realize earlier on and what did they do because of it? | The American forces realized that they couldn't defeat the British in traditional warfare, so they became successful with guerilla warfare. |
| What was the Battle of Yorktown, Virginia? | A 1781- A war fought between American and French forces who fought against the British in the war's final battle. |
| Who won the Battle of Yorktown? | American and French forces |
| Who was the British general at the time? | Lord Cornwallis |
| What role did the French's help play in this situation? | Without the French military's help, the war might have gone on a lot longer. |
| Who was Paul Revere? | A silversmith who warned the colonists that the British were coming in his famous midnight ride along with his fellow patriots, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott. |
| Who were minutemen? | Militia fighters who pledged to be ready at a minute's notice. They lived up to their name. |
| What was the Second Continental Congress? | Colonist leaders met here ad eventually decided to form a Continental Army, led by George Washington. |
| Who was Benedict Arnold? | An American general who helped win battles, like the Battle of Saratoga. He eventually switched sides and became a traitor for England. |
| What is guerilla warfare? | Instead of meeting the British on a battlefield, the American colonists staged small hit-and-run raids and ambushed. This frustrated the British army who were already tired from years of fighting. |
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