American Revolution Section 4 Quiz

The colonists got help from many European countries including France (Marquis de Lafayette), Germany (Baron von Steuben), Poland (Thaddeus Kosciuszko and Casimir Pulaski), and Spain (Juan de Miralles).

The British decided to focus on the Southern colonies because they were full of loyalists, and so by starting south, the British could gather troops, money, supplies, and support. Also their supplies were in the Caribbean.

Guerrilla fighting is small shoot and runs. Americans knew the land, they knew the bend and blind spots. So the patriots would hide in ditches, fields, and behind trees, they could easily shoot without being seen and then run. This was a great war tactic for the patriots because they had a much smaller arm and wouldn't be able to survive if they marched at the British.

<p>Cornwallis major mistake was to go to Yorktown, a peninsula and got trapped. This was able to happen because of the help of other countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Continental Army won because they cared, they had George Washington, they had home field advantage, they knew the land, and because they had the help of other countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Boundaries, Mississippi, Canada, Florida.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>25,700 Americans died, 10,000 British troops died, and the US was in dept of 27 million. In other words, $27,000,000 in the year 1790 is equivalent to $925,290,000 in 2024, a difference of $898,290,000 over 234 years.</p> Signup and view all the answers