Chapter 6 Flashcards
What were 3 advantages that the British had over the Colonists?
Greater poplulation,more money,stronger military
What was another name for loyalists?
Tories
What percentage of Colonists were loyalists?
20%
What were Hessians?
Paid military soldiers
What was the main goal for Hessians?
To fight for money
What was the biggest advantage that the Patriots had?
Washington’s leadership
What was significant about the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?
Colonists took British cannons
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?
Philidelphia
Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point of the American Revolution?
France and Spain were allies of the Colonists
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?
Created the first government west of the Appalachin Mtns.
What did the Watauga Petitions also help create west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Governments
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?
So a war would not break out
What battle helped secure the Wataugan presence in the Cumberland River area?
Battle of the Bluffs
Who helped James Robertson create Fort Nashborough?
John Donelson
What was the biggest ally the Patriots had during the war?
France
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 would’t allow it
Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?
Fredrick Von Steuben
What was important about Friedrich von Steuben’s time at Valley Forge?
He taught Washington’s troops military drill and discipline
Who believed that the future of America had a great influence on the future of mankind?
Marquis de Cafayette
What did George Rogers Clark do after the Battle of Vincennes?
Helped strengten the American Army
What were privateers?
Privately owned merchant warships
What was Francis Marion’s nickname?
Swamp Fox
What day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4,1776
