9th Grade Chapter 6

Question 1

Declared the colonists in open rebellion

Answer 1

Proclamation of rebellion

Question 2

The act that Britain removed British protection from the colonies

Answer 2

Prohibitory act

Question 3

Led the comittee who prepared the deceleration of independence

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson

Question 4

Those that favored independence

Answer 4

Patriot or Whig

Question 5

Those who opposed independence

Answer 5

Loyalists or Tories

Question 6

How was America split

Answer 6

1/3 want independence 1/3 didn’t 1/3 undecided

Question 7

American superintendent of finance

Answer 7

Robert Morris

Question 8

Essay (maybe) american advantages

Answer 8

They knew their land they had to defend, they were protecting their homes friends and families, they possessed most of the land, and had experienced leaders

Question 9

Essay (maybe) disadvantages of colonists

Answer 9

Lack of unity, financial probs, difficulty maintaining an army

Question 10

British dis advantages

Answer 10

Far from home, trouble taking supplies, friends and am in America, didn’t wanna pay for a war

Question 11

2 big american vistories

Answer 11

Princeton and Trenton

Question 12

Led troops to victory at Saratoga

Answer 12

Gates

Question 13

Turning point for America independence and why

Answer 13

Battle of Saratoga a stopped British from isolation England from colonies and France entered formal Allende with America

Question 14

Who pushed Washington across Delaware

Answer 14

Howe

Question 15

2 naval heros

Answer 15

John Paul jones and John Barry

Question 16

Swamp fox

Answer 16

Francis Marion

Question 17

Fighting game cock

Answer 17

Thomas Sumter

Question 18

Fighting Quaker

Answer 18

General Greene

Question 19

British commander at Yorktown

Answer 19

Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 troops washington and 5,000

Question 20

ESSAY TREATY OF PARIS

Answer 20

September 3,1783
Us gets north to canada, west to Mississippi, south to fl (Spanish gets it), rights to fishing off coast of new found land, British had to leave, British could collect any debts, loyalist could get their land back

Question 21

April 19 1775

Answer 21

Battle of Lexington and concord

Question 22

June 17 1775

Answer 22

Battle of bunker hill

Question 23

October 19 1781

Answer 23

Battle of Yorktown

Question 24

Admiral or colonies that went to NY

Answer 24

Howe

Question 25

Said no ships in or out

Answer 25

Boston port bill

Question 26

Boat John Paul jones took over

Answer 26

Serapis

Question 27

Surrenders at Saratoga

Answer 27

Burgoyne

Question 28

President of continental congress

Answer 28

John Hancock

Question 29

Green mountain boys

Answer 29

Ethan Allen

Question 30

Promised that if king would come to reasonable terms and colonists would continue to show devotion and become the most dutiful subjects
Sent to king George the third for amends

Answer 30

Olive branch petition