U.S. History
Name_____________________
Date _____________BLK _____
Unit 2: Building a Nation: 1763 – 1800
Viewing Questions: America: The Story of Us – Episode2: Revolution
1. The largest land invasion in American history took place in what present U.S. state? _________________
2. Who was the commander of the American rebel army? __________________
3. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted (month, day, & year)? _______________
4. Over the course of the war, how many American prisoners of war (POW’s) died aboard British prison ships?
_________________
5. List three things the British Army traveled with while following the Hudson River?
6. What group did American rebel Daniel Morgan lead? ________________
7. British soldiers were trained to fight in open battlefields. Describe the weapons, strategy, and tactics of
Morgan’s men.
8. What disease struck the Continental Army during the war that was considered far deadlier than clashes with
British soldiers? ______________
9. This disease killed ______________ out of every 10 that became infected.
10. Where did Washington make his winter camp in December 1777? ___________________
11. What two huge gambles does Washington take while staying in his winter camp?
12. What country was General Friedrich von Steuben from? __________________ or the modern-day nation of
__________________
13. List three ways General Von Steuben changed the American soldiers and their practices in their winter camp.
14. In 1781, six years into the American Revolution, where did American and French troops fight the decisive final
battle of the war? ____________________
15. When was George Washington inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America (month, day,
& year)? ___________________