Chapter 10 lesson 1
  • 1. What were British weaknesses?
A) Often went without food, clothes and pay, poorly trained, poorly supplied
B) not enough public support; fought on foreign land; transporting soldiers from Britain to the US was costly
C) They had no weaknesses
  • 2. What were the patriot weaknesses
A) often went without food, clothes and pay; poorly trained; poorly supplied
B) no weaknesses
C) not enough public support fought on foreign land
  • 3. Which was not a patriot strength?
A) Fought on home ground
B) Familiar with the land
C) Could hire mercenaries to fight in the war
  • 4. Which was not a British strength?
A) highly trained and highly disciplined soldiers
B) Strong leadership
C) Most powerful navy in the world
  • 5. Which of the following is true about George Washington?
A) He was born in 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia
B) His first job was a surveyor at the age of 16
C) both A and B
  • 6. How might the Britain's treatment of Washington during the French and Indian war have affected Washington to join the patriots?
A) George Washington experienced firsthand the unjust treatment of colonists by the removal of his rank
B) He believed in liberty. Had nothing to do with the British.
C) George washington experienced first hand how colonists were treated fairly by the British
  • 7. How did the war effort help to abolish (do away with) slavery?
A) Government officials realized that African Americans would fight for freedom if forced
B) Government leaders realized that African Americans were willing to fight and die for the freedom of all
C) Government officials decided that African Americans were better casualties.
  • 8. Which was the following was a patriot spy?
A) Haym Salomon
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
  • 9. How did Geoge Washington communicate with his spies?
A) They used code numbers instead of names and sent coded messages.
B) George Washington did not have spies
C) They used birds to send uncoded messages
  • 10. Who was Haym Salomon?
A) He was a businessman who was a spy for George Washington.
B) He was a britain spy working for George Washington.
C) He was a businessman who was a spy for Thomas Jefferson
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