Capter 6

Question 1

What day was the Declaration of Independence approved

Answer 1

July 4th 1776

Question 2

What were 3 advantages that the British had over the Colonists

Answer 2

Stronger military , greater wealth and larger population

Question 3

What was another name for loyalist

Answer 3

Tories

Question 4

What percentage of Colonists were loyalists

Answer 4

20%

Question 5

What were Hessians

Answer 5

Mercenaries (hired soldiers)

Question 6

What was the main goal for Hessians

Answer 6

Make money

Question 7

What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had

Answer 7

George Washingtons leadership

Question 8

What was significant about the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

Answer 8

It was a surprise attack that allowed the Americans to make much needed British cannons

Question 9

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

Answer 9

South Carolina

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Battle of Trenton

Question 11

Where was the American capital during the American Revolution?

Answer 11

Philadelphia

Question 12

Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point of the American Revolution?

Answer 12

Convinced France and Spain to give efforts

Question 13

What significant thing did James Robertson establish in modern day East Tennessee?

Answer 13

Watauga settlement

Question 14

What was the purpose of the Watauga Petitions of 1772?

Answer 14

Help created the first structured government west of the Appalachian mountains

Question 15

Who helped create the Transylvania Purchase with the Cherokee

Answer 15

Richard Henderson

Question 16

Was everyone in the Cherokee Nation pleased with the Transylvania Purchase

Answer 16

No

Question 17

Why did Cherokee woman Nancy Ward warn the Wataugans of an impending Cherokee attack

Answer 17

She wanted to prevent violence

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Battle or the bluffs

Question 19

Who helped James Robertson create Fort Nashborough

Answer 19

John donelson

Question 20

What was the biggest ally the Patriots had during the war

Answer 20

French

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Valley forge

Question 22

Why was there very little fighting done during the winter

Answer 22

Weather conditions wouldn’t allow it

Question 23

Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?

Answer 23

friendrich von Steuben

Question 24

What was important about Friedrich von Steuben’s time at Valley Forge?

Answer 24

He believed that the future of America has an great influence on mankind

Question 25

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

Answer 25

friendrich von Steuben

Question 26

What did George Rogers Clark do after the Battle of Vincennes

Answer 26

Helped strengthen the American position in the west

Question 27

What were privateers

Answer 27

Privately owned merchant war ships

Question 28

What was Francis Marion’s nickname?

Answer 28

Swap fox

Question 29

In what two ways did the Battle of Kings Mountain have an impact on the war?

Answer 29

The British to abandon there their Carolina campaign and bring new support of
Independence into the south

Question 30

What is guerrilla warfare

Answer 30

A hit and run war technique

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Battle of Yorktown

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Benjamin franklin, john adams, john jay

Question 33

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

Answer 33

The treaty of Paris 1783

Question 34

What did Washington plan to do after the war

Answer 34

To retire back at his home at mount Vernon

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Yep