Chapter 6 Flashcards
What were 3 advantages that the British had over the Colonists?
Stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population
What day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4, 1776
What was another name for loyalists?
Tories
What percentage of Colonists were loyalists?
About 20%
Where was the strongest number of Loyalists in the colonies?
The Carolinas and Georgia
What colony group had the smallest number of loyalists?
The New England region
What were Hessians?
Mercenaries for the British army, from Germany.
What was the main goal for Hessians?
To make money
What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had?
George Washington’s leadership
What was Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley’s nickname?
Molly Pitcher
What was Nathan Hale famous for doing?
Spying on British troops disguised as a Dutch schoolteacher
What was Nathan Hale’s famous quote?
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
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?
The Battle of Trenton
Where was the American capital during the American Revolution?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What battle was the turning point of the war?
Battle of Saratoga
What battle helped secure the Wataugan presence in the Cumberland River area?
The Battle of the Bluffs
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?
The Winter at Valley Forge
Why was there very little fighting done during the winter?
Weather conditions wouldn’t allow it.
Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?
Fredrich Von Steuben
Who believed that the future of America had a great influence on the future of mankind?
Marquis de Lafayette
What was the importance of the Battle of Vincennes?
It allowed the Patriots to control the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
What were privateers?
Privately owned merchant warships
Who said, “I have not yet begun to fight”?
John Paul Jones
Where was the Patriots’ worst defeat of the entire war?
The Battle at Charles Town (Charleston)
What was Francis Marion’s nickname?
The Swamp Fox
What is guerrilla warfare?
A hit and run war technique
Where was General Washington leading his troops secretly to fight in the last major battle of the war?
To Yorktown
Who were the 3 people sent from America to Paris to try and work out a treaty?
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay
What treaty stated that Great Britain would withdraw all of their troops from America?
The Treaty of Paris 1783
What did Washington plan to do after the war?
To retire back to Mount Vernon
Were other nations inspired by the result of the American Revolution?
Yes, Hati
