The Turning Point

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1. What American general was wounded at Saratoga in the same leg that had also been wounded in the 1775 Battle of Quebec? Philip Schuyler Horatio Gates Benedict Arnold Daniel Morgan

2. How many actual Revolutionary War battles were fought at Saratoga? 1 2 0 3

3. Who was the British general during the Saratoga campaign? John Burgoyne William Howe Thomas Gage Henry Clinton

4. Modern Saratoga, New York is about 12 miles from where the battles took place. What community is "old" Saratoga named today? Schuylerville Utica Glens Falls Waterford

5. What event was most effectively used to whip up patriotism which led to greater numbers of soldiers enlisting in the American army to resist the British advance? Indian raids on American settlements The death of Jane McCrea The British army advancing on Albany Naval victories on Lake Champlain

6. Just before the Battle of Saratoga, there was another military encounter to the west of Saratoga at Oriskany, New York. Which British general commanded the army at this battle? Barry St. Leger Marinus Willett John Butler Nicholas Herkimer

7. Approximately how many British soldiers were killed during the Saratoga campaign? 500 100 50 1000

8. The American commander at Saratoga was General Horatio Gates. By what pejorative term was he often called? Grumpy Granny Gutsy Grizzly

9. General Burgoyne insisted that his surrender to General Gates not be designated as a "capitulation" in the treaty. What was the word he stipulated be used in place of that term? convention concession resignation relinquishment

10. What artist painted a famous depiction of the surrender at Saratoga? John Singleton Copley John Trumbull Gilbert Stuart Benjamin West