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?
Money, military, larger population
What was another name for loyalists?
Tories
What percentage of Colonists were loyalists?
20%
What were Hessians?
Paid, German soldiers
What was the main goal for Hessians?
To get paid
What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had?
They were fighting on their home ground
What was significant about the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?
It housed British cannons patriots needed
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?
It inspired patriots to fight
What significant thing did James Robertson establish in modern day East Tennessee?
Watagua settlement
What was the purpose of the Watauga Petitions of 1772?
It called for protection of both parties, Cherokee and settler.
What did the Watauga Petitions also help create west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Fort Nashborough
Who helped create the Transylvania Purchase with the Cherokee?
Richard Henderson
Was everyone in the Cherokee Nation pleased with the Transylvania Purchase?
Nooooooooooooo
Why did Cherokee woman Nancy Ward warn the Wataugans of an impending Cherokee attack?
She wanted peace
What battle helped secure the Wataugan presence in the Cumberland River area?
Battle of the bluffs
Who helped James Robertson create Fort Nashborough?
John Donaldson
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?
Tech wasn’t good enough to support winter war.
Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?
Friedrich von Steuben
