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The early years of the war Main Topic – Early years of the war In class activities – Trashball Review Homework – Review all notes/vocabulary Materials : paper and a writing tool, BELL WORK: Why was the Battle of Saratoga so significant?

The rules are simple Welcome to Trashball!

Rules There are three teams Each team will have one member compete at a time, (ONLY ONE!) so keep your traps shut! If you are caught talking while others are working on their problem, your team will lose points.

Rules Each competitor is given a white board and a marker You will have 30 seconds to read the question and write your answer on the white board Do not show your answer until I tell you Remember to keep your answer hidden from the other team

If you answer the question correctly you get one point automatically Rules If you answer the question correctly you get one point automatically You also get to shoot the ball into the trashcan for an extra point Bounces are fair when shooting The team with the most points at the end will be the winner

The winning team will win something super sweet… The Winners! The winning team will win something super sweet…

Today we are playing to study for our Chapter 6 Final Here’s how it works I am going to show you a slide, and you are going to write your answer(spelled correctly) on the board

Lets Begin Play Ball!

Question Soldiers like the Hessians who were hired to fight for foreign countries are called what?

ANSWER Mercenaries

Question What US General led the American troops against Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga?

ANSWER Benedict Arnold

Question Name the Mohawk Chief who convinced Gen. St. Leger that Benedict Arnold had too many troops and convinced him to retreat.

ANSWER Joseph Brandt

Question Small bands of fighters who use “hit and run” tactics are called what?

ANSWERs Guerrillas

Question In the 3-pronged attack, Burgoyne, Howe and St. Leger planned to do what at Albany, NY?

ANSWER Rendezvous

Question What is another word for a military plan?

ANSWER Strategy

Question Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?

ANSWER George Washington

Question A person who is opposed to all war is a _____?

ANSWERs Pacifist

Question A person who does not favor one side over the other is considered what?

ANSWER Neutral

Question Why did some African-Americans side with the British during the Revolutionary War?

ANSWER British offered them freedom in exchange for service

Question What percentage of colonists were Loyalist?

ANSWERs Less than 20%

Question What was Britain’s northern strategy?

ANSWER To cut off New England from the other colonies

Question Which British General led troops south from Canada towards Albany?

ANSWER John Burgoyne

Question What was the outcome of the Battles of Saratoga?

ANSWER Our victory helped convince European nations to help us against the British

AND THE WINNING TEAM IS…..