Chapter 6

Question 1

How did the revolutionary war begin?

Answer 1

British wanted to “Cut off the head of the Snake” and arrest the Adams Brothers

Question 2

Who established Brooklyn Heights?

Answer 2

George Washington

Question 3

Who won the battle of White Plains?

Answer 3

British

Question 4

During the Battle of Trenton, where did General Cornwallis winter his troops?

Answer 4

Princeton New Jersey

Question 5

When did George Washington move his troops across the Delaware River?

Answer 5

December 24, 1776

Question 6

Who won the battle of Princeton?

Answer 6

George Washington and the colonists against the British

Question 7

After the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, where did Washington bring his troops?

Answer 7

New Jersey

Question 8

What was the center of the revolution?

Answer 8

New England and New York

Question 9

Who went from the St. Lawrence River and sailed down to Lake Champlain?

Answer 9

General John Bourgogne

Question 10

Who came from Lake Eerie across the Mohawk trail and headed east and then came across Albany?

Answer 10

General Barry St. Legier

Question 11

Who took command of the 30,000 American Troops and moved them into Philly?

Answer 11

General Horatio Gates

Question 12

Why did the French Government begin to send money and supplies to the Americans?

Answer 12

To weaken the British

Question 13

Who lead the French Navy for the Americans?

Answer 13

Admiral De Grasse

Question 14

Russia was in an absolute monarchy under who?

Answer 14

Catherine the Great

Question 15

Who was the Prussian Military General?

Answer 15

Baron Von Stuchon

Question 16

What was the greatest army in Europe?

Answer 16

The Prussian Army

Question 17

Where was the training center for the American Army?

Answer 17

West Point, NY

Question 18

Who was the British commander?

Answer 18

George Clinton

Question 19

What drew loyalists to the south?

Answer 19

Tobacco and Cotton

Question 20

Who captured Savannah in 1779?

Answer 20

Livingston

Question 21

Who capturedCamden in South Carolina and defeated Horatio Gates?

Answer 21

General Cornwallis

Question 22

Who replaces Gates as southern commander?

Answer 22

Nathaniel Greene

Question 23

When Cornwallis is confronted by Nathaniel Greene in North Carolina, who wins?

Answer 23

Nathaniel Greene

Question 24

Who assumed the name of the swamp fox?

Answer 24

Francis Marion

Question 25

Who defeats the British Navy in the Battle of Virginia Sholes?

Answer 25

De Grasse

Question 26

What did the Treaty of Paris in 1783 entail?

Answer 26

Spain receives Florida
Spain receives the western MI River Valley
Britain retained Canada

Question 27

What were the Unresolved issues after the revolutionary war?

Answer 27

American Refusal to repay loyalists for their property
Americans would not repay British Creditors
Said they were going to keep their forts south of the Great Lakes

Question 28

What was Egalitarianism?

Answer 28

The belief in equality

Question 29

What was political leadership determined by?

Answer 29

Demonstrated Achievement
Accomplishments
Dedication to Public Good

Question 30

What was the policy on slavery in Penn?

Answer 30

Gradual Emancipation

Question 31

What did the colonists see themselves as after the revolutionary war?

Answer 31

13 little countries

Question 32

Who wrote the MA constitution?

Answer 32

John Adams

Question 33

What were the three branches of government established in the constitutions?

Answer 33

Executive
Judicial
Legislative

Question 34

What did the Articles of Confederation say?

Answer 34

Restricted any Central Government
Could not interfere with commerce
Any law passed had to be passed with 9/13 approval

Question 35

What did the Land Ordinates of 1785 entail?

Answer 35

Divided ranges of land into 6x6 land plots

Question 36

What did the Northwest Ordinates of 1787 entail?

Answer 36

> 5,000 citizens could have a marshal and a judge elected

>5,000 citizens, people would write a constitution

Question 37

What was the one difference of the Southwest Ordinates of 1789?

Answer 37

Slavery could exist south of the Ohio River