Chapter 6

Question 0

What were 3 advantages that the British had over the Colonists?

Answer 0

Stronger military, greater wealth, and larger population

Question 1

What day was the Declaration of Independence approved?

Answer 1

July 4, 1776

Question 2

What was another name for loyalists?

Answer 2

Tories

Question 3

What percentage of Colonists were loyalists?

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

Where was the strongest number of Loyalists in the colonies?

Answer 4

Carolinas and Georgia

Question 5

What colony group had the smallest number of loyalists?

Answer 5

New England

Question 6

What were Hessians?

Answer 6

Mercenaries (hired soldiers)

Question 7

What was the main goal for Hessians?

Answer 7

Make money

Question 8

What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had?

Answer 8

George Washington’s leadership

Question 9

What was Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley’s nickname?

Answer 9

Molly Pitcher

Question 10

What was Nathan Hale famous for doing?

Answer 10

Nathan Hale spied on British troops disguised as a Dutch schoolteacher

Question 11

What was Nathan Hale’s famous quote?

Answer 11

“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”

Question 12

By the end of the American Revolution, what was the only state to not have African Americans fighting?

Answer 12

South Carolina

Question 13

What was the name of the surprise attack on Christmas 1776 where Washington crossed the Delaware River?

Answer 13

Battle of Trenton

Question 14

Where was the American capital during the American Revolution?

Answer 14

Philadelphia

Question 15

What battle was the turning point of the war?

Answer 15

The Battle of Saratoga

Question 16

What battle helped secure the Wataugan presence in the Cumberland River area?

Answer 16

The Battle of the Bluffs

Question 17

What was the biggest ally the Patriots had during the war?

Answer 17

They could control Mississippi

Question 18

Where did Washington’s forces experience a time of terrible suffering without major necessities during the winter of 1777/1778?

Answer 18

Charles town ,SC

Question 19

Why was there very little fighting done during the winter?

Answer 19

It was cold

Question 20

Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?

Answer 20

Friedrich Von Steuben

Question 21

Who believed that the future of America had a great influence on the future of mankind?

Answer 21

The Masquis de Layafayette

Question 22

What did Judith Sargent Murray do?

Answer 22

Stressed education for girls

Question 23

What was the importance of the Battle of Vincennes?

Answer 23

It allowed patriots to control the Mississippi

Question 24

What were privateers?

Answer 24

Privately owned merchants

Question 25

Who said, “I have not yet begun to fight”?

Answer 25

John Paul Jones

Question 26

Where was the Patriots’ worst defeat of the entire war?

Answer 26

Charlestown SC

Question 27

What was Francis Marion’s nickname?

Answer 27

Swamp fox

Question 28

What is guerrilla warfare?

Answer 28

Hit and run technique

Question 29

Where was General Washington leading his troops secretly to fight in the last major battle of the war?

Answer 29

Battle of Yorktown

Question 30

Who were the 3 people sent from America to Paris to try and work out a treaty?

Answer 30

Ben Franklin,John Adams,John Jay

Question 31

What treaty stated that Great Britain would withdraw all of their troops from America?

Answer 31

The Tready of Paris 1783

Question 32

What did Washington plan to do after the war?

Answer 32

Retire back to his home at mount veron

Question 33

Were other nations inspired by the result of the American Revolution?

Answer 33

Yes,yup,ya,yeah,yeh