Chapter 6 Flashcards
What were 3 advantages that the British had over the Colonists?
Stronger Military, Greater Welth, & Larger Population
What was another name for loyalists?
Tories
What percentage of Colonists were loyalists?
20%
What were Hessians?
Hired soldiers
What was the main goal for Hessians?
Get le money
What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had?
Home feild advantage
What was significant about the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?
Got Americans cannons
By the end of the American Revolution, what was the only state to not have African Americans fighting?
South Carolina
By the end of the American Revolution, what was the only state to not have African Americans fighting?
Battle of Saratoga
Where was the American capital during the American Revolution?
Philadelphia
Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point of the American Revolution?
France & Spain started helping a lot
What significant thing did James Robertson establish in modern day East Tennessee?
The Watauga Settlement
What was the purpose of the Watauga Petitions of 1772?
Made ten year lease on Cherokee land.
What did the Watauga Petitions also help create west of the Appalachian Mountains?
First Structured Government
Who helped create the Transylvania Purchase with the Cherokee?
Richard Henderson
Was everyone in the Cherokee Nation pleased with the Transylvania Purchase?
No, no, no, noooopppppeeeeee
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 Donelson
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?
Vally Forge
Why was there very little fighting done during the winter?
The weather wouldn’t allow it
Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?
Friedrich Von Steuben
What was important about Friedrich von Steuben’s time at Valley Forge?
Cretited with teaching the continental army
Who believed that the future of America had a great influence on the future of mankind?
Marquis de Lafaytte
What did George Rogers Clark do after the Battle of Vincennes?
Helped Americans Position
What were privateers?
Privately owned merchant war-ships
What was Francis Marion’s nickname?
Swamp Fox
In what two ways did the Battle of Kings Mountain have an impact on the war?
British abandoned carolina campaign
What is guerrilla warfare?
Hit & run war technique
Where was General Washington leading his troops secretly to fight in the last major battle of the war?
Yorktown
Who were the 3 people sent from America to Paris to try and work out a treaty?
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, & 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?
Retire
Were other nations inspired by the result of the American Revolution?
Yes.
What day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4th, 1776
