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Bob-Dole

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What happened at the Battle of Saratoga?
 
  A) A British drive toward Albany was halted when General Burgoyne surrendered 5,800 troops to General Gates.
  B) Cooperation between General Washington's armies and the French fleet trapped General Cornwallis and forced him to surrender.
  C) General Washington was forced to retreat to New Jersey to escape defeat.
  D) The American forces were saved only with the arrival of 15,000 fresh French troops.
  E) Fifty-nine cannons that Colonel Henry Knox brought overland from Fort Ticonderoga helped to save the day for the Americans.

Question 2

Which of the following statements correctly describes the fate of Loyalists after the British defeat in the American Revolution?
 
  A) The Confederation government deported them to Sierra Leone.
  B) State tribunals quickly tried them and executed thousands.
  C) The wealthy Loyalists fled to Canada while the poor Loyalists remained in the new United States.
  D) Only a small numberperhaps 3 percentleft the United States.
  E) They bought large estates in northern New York and joined the Federalist party.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D



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