Question 1

Enslaved African Americans who fought on the British side were given

Accepted Answer

Freedom

Question 2

Who disguised herself as a man so she could fight with the army?

Accepted Answer

Deborah Sampson

Question 3

The first state to have an all-African regiment was

Accepted Answer

Rhode Island

Question 4

On October 17, 1777, General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 5

George Washington's greatest challenge at _____ was keeping his army together during a tough winter.

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 6

Which problem caused Congress to stop issuing paper money?

Accepted Answer

inflation

Question 7

Who made clothes for the troops and cared for the sick at Valley Forge?

Accepted Answer

Martha Washington

Question 8

The nation that signed a treaty of alliance with the colonists in 1778 was

Accepted Answer

France

Question 9

American supporters of independence

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 10

Taking neither side

Accepted Answer

Neutral

Question 11

Another name for Loyalists

Accepted Answer

Tories

Question 12

Hired soldiers

Accepted Answer

mercenaries

Question 13

To recruit

Accepted Answer

enlist

Question 14

William Howe's winter camp

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

Question 15

Stayed loyal to Britain in the colonies

Accepted Answer

Loyalists

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