Question

5 – who was the commander in chief of this army? (1)
6 – what did henry knox have to do in november 1775? (2)
7 – how did washington’s army threaten the british supply line? (2)
8 – who was the british commander during the siege? (1)
9 – when and where did he withdraw british forces? (2)

Explanation:

All questions relate to the Siege of Boston (American Revolutionary War):

1. Q5: Refers to the Continental Army besieging Boston.
2. Q6: Henry Knox led an expedition to transport heavy artillery.
3. Q7: Washington's army targeted British supply routes via sea/land.
4. Q8: Identifies the British commander in Boston during the siege.
5. Q9: Details the British withdrawal from Boston.

Answer:

1. 5 - George Washington was the Commander in Chief of this (Continental) army.
2. 6 - In November 1775, Henry Knox began an expedition to transport 59 captured heavy cannons and artillery from Fort Ticonderoga (in upstate New York) to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to support the Continental Army's siege of Boston.
3. 7 - Washington's army threatened British supply lines by positioning troops and artillery to patrol and block coastal supply routes into Boston, and by establishing control over key land approaches that could resupply the British garrison.
4. 8 - The British Commander during the Siege of Boston was General William Howe (who took over from Thomas Gage in October 1775).
5. 9 - He (General William Howe) withdrew British forces on March 17, 1776, from Boston, sailing the troops and loyalists to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.