American Revolution - Generals and Military Leaders
Test Quiz
1. Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
a. Nathanael Greene
b. George Washington
c. Henry Knox
d. Horatio Gates
e. Daniel Morgan
2. What naval commander is sometimes called the 'Father of the United States Navy'?
a. Daniel Morgan
b. Henry Knox
c. John Paul Jones
d. Marquis de Lafayette
e. Nathanael Greene
3. What commander betrayed the United States when he switched sides to the British?
a. Benedict Arnold
b. John Paul Jones
c. Lafayette
d. William Howe
e. Henry Knox
4. Who was leader of the British forces in the South who surrendered his army at Yorktown?
a. William Howe
b. Henry Clinton
c. Charles Cornwallis
d. John Burgoyne
e. Thomas Gage
5. Who led the Continental Army to an important victory at Saratoga?
a. Nathanael Greene
b. George Washington
c. Henry Knox
d. Horatio Gates
e. Daniel Morgan
6. Who took command of the Southern Theatre of war and defeated the British in the South?
a. Daniel Morgan
b. Henry Knox
c. John Paul Jones
d. Marquis de Lafayette
e. Nathanael Greene
7. What French Marquis served under George Washington throughout much of the war?
a. Lafayette
b. John Paul Jones
c. Henry Knox
d. Nathanael Greene
e. Daniel Morgan
8. Who was the leader of the British forces who captured New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia?
a. William Howe
b. Henry Clinton
c. Charles Cornwallis
d. John Burgoyne
e. Thomas Gage
9. Who led the Americans to a decisive victory at the Battle of Cowpens?
a. Nathanael Greene
b. George Washington
c. Henry Knox
d. Horatio Gates
e. Daniel Morgan
10. What British general was defeated at the Battle of Saratoga?
a. William Howe
b. Henry Clinton
c. Charles Cornwallis
d. John Burgoyne
e. Thomas Gage
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