Chapter 6

Question 1

What were 3 advantages that the British had over the Colonists?

Answer 1

They have a stronger militery, greater wealth, and larger population.

Question 2

What was another name for loyalists?

Answer 2

Tories

Question 3

What percentage of Colonists were loyalists?

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

What were Hessians?

Answer 4

Mercenaries (Hired Soldiers)

Question 5

What was the main goal for Hessians?

Answer 5

To Make Money.

Question 6

What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had?

Answer 6

George Washington’s Leadership.

Question 7

What was significant about the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?

Answer 7

It allowed the Americans to take much needed british cannons.

Question 8

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

Answer 8

South Carolina

Question 9

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

Answer 9

The Battle of Trenton

Question 10

Where was the American capital during the American Revolution?

Answer 10

Philadelphia

Question 11

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

Answer 11

France and Spain became allies of the collonies.

Question 12

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

Answer 12

The Watauga Settlement

Question 13

What was the purpose of the Watauga Petitions of 1772?

Answer 13

To create a 10 year lease on Cherokee land.

Question 14

What did the Watauga Petitions also help create west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Answer 14

The first structure of government.

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 peace.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Defeating the Cherokee in The Battle of the Bluffs.

Question 19

What day was the Declaration of Independence approved?

Answer 19

July 4th, 1776

Question 20

Who helped James Robertson create Fort Nashborough?

Answer 20

John Donelson

Question 21

What was the biggest ally the Patriots had during the war?

Answer 21

The French

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Valley Forge

Question 23

Why was there very little fighting done during the winter?

Answer 23

Weather conditions wouldn’t allow it.

Question 24

Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?

Answer 24

Friedrich Von Steuben

Question 25

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

Answer 25

He teached the Continental Army the essentials of militery drill and discipline.

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Marquis de Lafayette

Question 27

What did George Rogers Clark do after the Battle of Vincennes?

Answer 27

He helped strengthen the American position in the West.

Question 28

What were privateers?

Answer 28

Privately owned merchant war ships.

Question 29

What was Francis Marion’s nickname?

Answer 29

The Swamo Fox

Question 30

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

Answer 30

• It was a huge victory for the British.

- It brought up a new support for independence in the South.

Question 31

What is guerrilla warfare?

Answer 31

A hit and run war technique.

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Yorktown

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.

Question 34

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

Answer 34

The Treaty of Paris 1783

Question 35

What did Washington plan to do after the war?

Answer 35

Retire to his home at Mount Vernon, just outside is Washington DC.

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Yes