NJROTC 2 EXAM MARITIME HISTORY THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

1.      When did Congress finance the start of the Colonial Navy?

2.      When did Congress authorize the beginning of the Marine Corps?

3.      Who was the first commander of the Continental Navy?

4.      Who was in charge of the American troops in the battle of Lake Champlain in 1776?

5.      England imposed a tax on the colonies in order to

6.      The American Revolution began at _______________________

7.      Did General Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga, New York, in October 1777, after marching his troops
   European style through an open field.

8.      The Continental Navy did not or did affect the outcome of the war with England.

9.      In a battle with British ships, who uttered the famous words, "I have not yet begun to fight!"

10.    When France formally joined the war in 1778, did England had to change her war strategy?
 

11.   The battle at Yorktown in 1781 lasted how long?

12.   The end of fighting in the colonies, during the American Revolution, was marked by the British loss
   at _______________

13.  The peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War was signed in what city, in what country?
 

14.  Was the Continental Congress reluctant to establish a navy because they thought that "coastal calvary"
   forces of the various colonies would suffice, and any continental Navy warships would be overwhelmed at sea.

15.  The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4, _____(year).

16.  Was Captain Richard Pearson placed in command of the British forces when General Howe was ordered back
  to England in 1778.

17.  The Peace of Paris in 1783 gave the Americans a territory that extended West to what geographical point?

18.  When General Clinton returned to New York, who did he leave in command of British forces in the South.

19.  Did the battle of the Virginia Capes, when Admiral de Grasse drove the British fleet back to New York, make
  victory at the Battle of Yorktown possible.

20.  Who developed this vessel CSS Hunley a submersible vessel that was designed to pull a torpedo into the
  side of an enemy ship.