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Maritime History Unit 2 Extra Credit

Short Answer
 

 1. 

As a result of the Seven Years War, whose worldwide colonial possessions did Britain obtain?
 

 2. 

What famous event happened in Boston in 1773 as a result of the Townshend Act?
 

 3. 

List two of the four main naval materials the colonies supplied to the British Navy prior to the Revolution.
 

 4. 

On what date was the Marine Corps established?
 

 5. 

Who was the American commander at the first Battle of Lake Champlain in 1776?
 

 6. 

Why was the Battle of Saratoga vital to the American cause?
 

 7. 

Who was the great American diplomat who brought about the French alliance early in 1778?
 

 8. 

Who was the greatest American naval hero of the Revolutionary War?
 

 9. 

What was the name of the ship commanded by John Paul Jones when he fought the HMS Serapis?
 

 10. 

After Yorktown, the British concentrated their war efforts in three different parts of the world.  List one of those three areas below.
 



 
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