Chapter 6 : Flashcards
In 1775, what challenge did George Washington face in trying to assemble an army to fight the British?
He lacked the authority to do so.
According to the passage, on what basis does Thomas Paine argue that democratic government is preferable to monarchy in Common Sense?
“In England a King hath little more to do than to make war and give away places; which, in plain terms, is to impoverish the nation, and set it together by the ears. A pretty business, indeed, for a man to be allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain! Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived. . . .
But where, say some, is the King of America? I will tell you, friend, he reigns above, and does not make havock of mankind like the royal brute of Great Britain. Yet that we may not appear to be defective even in earthly honors, let a day be solemnly set apart for proclaiming the charter; let it be brought forth, placed on the divine law, the word of God: let a crown be placed thereon, by which the world may know that so far we approve of monarchy, that in America, THE LAW IS KING. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the Law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other. But lest any ill use should afterwards arise, let the crown, at the conclusion of the ceremony, be demolished, and scattered among the people whose right it is.”
Because monarchy cannot be bound by laws
What public spaces became popular venues for political discussion in the 1760s and 1770s?
Taverns
What governmental body declared independence from Britain in 1776?
Continental Congress
During the Paris peace accords, an official from which nation refused to recognize the American delegates as his political equals?
France
Why did most Indian nations ultimately side with Britain?
It offered the best hope of preserving their territory.
Which types of men were likely to stay with General Washington and fight regardless of where he led them?
The landless and otherwise desperate
What structural characteristic was shared by all state constitutions drafted after independence?
Restriction on centralized authority
Armed clashes in 1775 between British soldiers and which group of people fueled the argument for independence?
New Jersey rioters
What military strategy was used by the patriots in the struggle against British troops advancing throughout Massachusetts in 1775?
Guerrilla warfare
Paul Revere was famously known for warning the patriot leaders of the British troops in the Massachusetts town of
Lexington.
A mutiny almost erupted in Pennsylvania in 1783 when the Continental Congress decided
not to pay the Continental soldiers.
What did delegates of the Second Continental Congress debate in May 1775?
Independence
What was General Washington’s attitude toward “camp followers”—soldiers’ wives and sisters who followed the troops and provided critical services to the soldiers?
Condescension
Where did George Washington mount a successful surprise attack on Hessian troops on Christmas Eve, 1776?
Trenton, New Jersey
What does this etching depict?
Enslaved African Americans pulling down a statue of George III in New York City, after independence was declared in 1776
Why did some British soldiers remain in the United States even after the war was officially ended and U.S. independence was secured?
To fight Indians
What body acted in lieu of a national government during the Revolutionary War?
Continental Congress
