Chapter 6 Flashcards
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 percent
What were Hessians?
Mercenaries that were paid.
What was the main goal for Hessians?
To make money from colonist
What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had?
Washington leaderships
What was significant about the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?
It showed that they could fight
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?
Philadelphia
Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point of the American Revolution?
Everyone saw that The Colonist could fight
What significant thing did James Robertson establish in modern day East Tennessee?
The watauga Settlement
What was the purpose of the Watauga Petitions of 1772
A 10 year lease on the land from the cherokee
What did the Watauga Petitions also help create west of the Appalachian Mountains?
First structured goverment
Who helped create the Transylvania Purchase with the Cherokee?
Richard Henderson
Was everyone in the Cherokee Nation pleased with the Transylvania Purchase?
No some were not happy
Why did Cherokee woman Nancy Ward warn the Wataugans of an impending Cherokee attack?
She wanted to stop the war
What battle helped secure the Wataugan presence in the Cumberland River area?
Battle of the Bluffs
Who helped James Robertson create Fort Nashborough?
John Dolnlsons
What was the biggest ally the Patriots had during the war?
French
Where did Washington’s forces experience a time of terrible suffering without major necessities during the winter
of 1777/1778?
In winter valley forge
Why was there very little fighting done during the winter?
Because people were suffering with the cold
Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?
Friedrich Von Steuben
