Chapter 6 Flashcards
What were 3 advantages that the british had over the colonists ?
Stronger militaries, greater wealth, and larger populations
What was another name for loyalists ?
Colonists still loyal to GB
What percentage of colonists were loyalists?
20%
What were Hessians ?
Hired soldiers
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?
It was a suprise attack
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 suprise attack on Christmas 1776 where Washington crossed the Delaware river ?
Battle of Trenton
Where was the American capital during the American Revolution?
Philadelphia
Why was the battle of Saratoga the turning point of the American Revolution?
France and Spain became allies
What significant thing did james robertson establish in modern day East Tennessee?
Watauga settlement
What was the purpose of the Watauga petitions of 1772?
Helped create the first structured government west of the Appalachian mountain
What did the Watauga petitions also help create west of the Appalachian mountain ?
Government
Who helped create the Transylvania purchase with the cherokee ?
Richard Henderson
