1. There were two large battles in Saratoga (in upstate New York) who were the American generals who won those battles?
2.
Who was the Prussian General who helped to train American soldiers?
3. There were so many free African-Americans from Rhode Island that joined the war effort that
they formed their own regiment. What was the name of this regiment?
4. Who was the South Carolina militia leader known as "The Swamp Fox"?
5. Which American officer is responsible for the Midwest becoming part of the United States?
6. Horatio Gates led a massive American army into battle against the British in Camden, South
Carolina. Who won that battle?
7. Which American officer was such a traitor that his name has effectively become synonymous
with betrayal?
8.
Who is the father of the United States Navy?
9. After the Battle of King's Mountain, most Loyalists in the Carolina backcountry gave up and went
home. Who was in charge of getting as many Americans in that region to continue fighting?
(this officer also led those Americans into battle at the Battle of Cowpens)
10. What was the last battle of the war?
11. What is the name of the Spanish leader who captured Pensacola during the war?
12. After the war the British government recognized the continental congress as the legitimate
government of the former thirteen colonies, now self-governing thirteens states. However, to
the north of those colonies/states, that territory remained British. Americans who did not want
to break away from the empire moved to that territory to the north of the United States. That
territory has since become which country?