Chapter 6 Flashcards
What were 3 advantages that the British had over the Colonists?
Stronger military,greater wealth,larger popalaion
What was another name for loyalists?
Tories
What percentage of Colonists were loyalists?
20%
What were Hessians?
I
What was the main goal for Hessians?
To make money
What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had?
George washingtons leadership
What was significant about the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?
P
By the end of the American Revolution, what was the only state to not have African Americans fighting?
South carlina
What was the name of the surprise attack on Christmas 1776 where Washington crossed the Delaware River?
The battle of trintin
Where was the American capital during the American Revolution?
Philladephia
Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point of the American Revolution?
P
What significant thing did James Robertson establish in modern day East Tennessee?
Watauga settlement
What was the purpose of the Watauga Petitions of 1772?
C
What did the Watauga Petitions also help create west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The
Who helped create the Transylvania Purchase with the Cherokee?
Richard henderson
Was everyone in the Cherokee Nation pleased with the Transylvania Purchase?
No
Why did Cherokee woman Nancy Ward warn the Wataugans of an impending Cherokee attack?
She wanted peace
What battle helped secure the Wataugan presence in the Cumberland River area?
The battle of the bluffs
Who helped James Robertson create Fort Nashborough?
John dohelson
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?
Weather conditions wouldent let them
Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?
Friedrich von steuben
What was important about Friedrich von Steuben’s time at Valley Forge?
T
Who believed that the future of America had a great influence on the future of mankind?
The marauis delfayette
What did George Rogers Clark do after the Battle of Vincennes?
H
What day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4 1776