Chapter 6 Flashcards
(36 cards)
What day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4 1776
What were 3 advantages that the British had over the Colonists?
Military, greater wealth, larger population
What was another name for loyalists?
Tories
What percentage of Colonists were loyalists?
20%
What were Hessians?
Payed merchants for a cause
What was the main goal for Hessians?
To earn money
What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had?
They now the landscape
What was significant about the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?
The patriots got more cannons and supplies
By the end of the American Revolution, what was the only state to not have African Americans fighting?
South Carolina
What was the name of the surprise attack on Christmas 1776 where Washington crossed the Delaware River?
Battle of Trenton
Where was the American capital during the American Revolution?
Pittsburgh
Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point of the American Revolution?
Because France joined us after that battle.
What significant thing did James Robertson establish in modern day East Tennessee?
The purchase of the Transylvania
What was the purpose of the Watauga Petitions of 1772?
It created a 10 year kind land lease on Cherokee land.
What did the Watauga Petitions also help create west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The first structured government
Who helped create the Transylvania Purchase with the Cherokee?
Richard Henderson
Was everyone in the Cherokee Nation pleased with the Transylvania Purchase?
No, the chorakee was not
Why did Cherokee woman Nancy Ward warn the Wataugans of an impending Cherokee attack?
To prevent war
What battle helped secure the Wataugan presence in the Cumberland River area?
Battle of the Bluffs
Who helped James Robertson create Fort Nashborough?
Wataugan
What was the biggest ally the Patriots had during the war?
France
Where did Washington’s forces experience a time of terrible suffering without major necessities during the winter
of 1777/1778?
Valley Forge
Why was there very little fighting done during the winter?
It was to cold and I just was not done.
Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?
Friedrich Von Prusscon
