Chapter 6

Question 1

fifty page pamphlet explaining why the colonies should be independent of Great Britain

Answer 1

Common Sense

Question 2

introduced the Virginia Resolution at the Second Continental Congress

Answer 2

Richard Henry Lee

Question 3

formal statement of opinion introduced at the Second Continental Congress calling on the colonies to declare their independence

Answer 3

Virginia Resolution

Question 4

Patriot hanged as a spy by the British. Reported to have said before his death “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

Answer 4

Nathan Hale

Question 5

British General that hoped to win the war by a three-pronged attack on Albany

Answer 5

John Burgoyne

Question 6

soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own

Answer 6

mercenaries

Question 7

Commander of American forces during the American Revolution

Answer 7

George Washington

Question 8

French nobleman and aide-de-campe to General Washington

Answer 8

Marquis de Lafayette

Question 9

formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal

Answer 9

alliance

Question 10

Polish engineer that took charge of building the fortifications at West Point

Answer 10

Thaddeus Kosciusko

Question 11

Polish officer that led and trained continental cavalry

Answer 11

Casimir Pulaski

Question 12

soldiers that fight on horseback

Answer 12

cavalry

Question 13

rough winter camp where Washington’s men suffered through the winter of 1777-1778

Answer 13

Valley Forge

Question 14

paper money issued by the Second Continental Congress to pay for the war. Its value fell during the war as more was printed.

Answer 14

continentals

Question 15

Spanish governor of Louisiana that helped the Americans in the frontier with money and munitions

Answer 15

Bernardo de Galvez

Question 16

armed civilian ships that had their government’s permission to attack enemy ships and keep their cargo

Answer 16

privateers

Question 17

American naval captain who defeated the British ship Serapis in the Revolutionary War

Answer 17

John Paul Jones

Question 18

fighters that work in small bands to make hit-and-run attacks

Answer 18

guerillas

Question 19

leader of guerillas in South Carolina aka the “Swamp Fox”

Answer 19

Francis Marion

Question 20

British general forced to surrender at Yorktown

Answer 20

General Charles Cornwallis

Question 21

person who turns against one side in a conflict to help the other side

Answer 21

traitor

Question 22

Prussian officer that trained the continental troops to fight like professionals

Answer 22

Friedrich von Steuben

Question 23

Traitor that tried to turn West Point over to the British

Answer 23

Benedict Arnold