Chapter 6 Flashcards
What were 3 advantages that the British had over the Colonists?
Stronger military, greater wealth, 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?
20%
Where was the strongest number of Loyalists in the colonies?
Carolinas and Georgia (south)
What colony group had the smallest number of loyalists?
New England. (North)
What were Hessians?
Mercenaries (hired soldiers)
What was the main goal for Hessians?
To make money
What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had?
George Washington leadership.
What was Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley’s nickname?
Molly Pitcher
What was Nathan Hale famous for doing?
Spied on British troops disguised as a Dutch school teacher.
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?
Battle of Trenton
Where was the American capital during the American Revolution?
Philadelphia
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?
The French.
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?
The weather conditions wouldn’t allow it.
Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?
Friedrich Von Steben
Who believed that the future of America had a great influence on the future of mankind?
The 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 war ships
Who said, “I have not yet begun to fight”?
John Paul Jones
Where was the Patriots’ worst defeat of the entire war?
The war Charlestown, North Carolina.
What was Francis Marion’s nickname?
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?
The battle of 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.
What did Washington plan to do after the war?
To retire back to his home in Mount Vernon
Were other nations inspired by the result of the American Revolution?
Yes
