Chapter 6 Study Guide

Question 1

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

Answer 1

The British had…

1) Stronger military
2) greater wealth
3) larger population

Question 2

What was another name for loyalists?

Answer 2

Tories

Question 3

What percentage of Colonists were loyalists?

Answer 3

About 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 Washinton’s leadership

Question 7

What was significant about the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?

Answer 7

It was a surprise attack that allowed the surprise attack that 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

Battle of Trenton

Question 10

Where was the American capital during the American Revolution?

Answer 10

Philadelphia

Question 11

What day was the Declaration of Independence approved?

Answer 11

July 4th, 1776

Question 12

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

Answer 12

After Saratoga, France and Spain become allies of the colonies

Question 13

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

Answer 13

The Watauga Settlement

Question 14

What was the purpose of the Watauga Petitions of 1772?

Answer 14

Helped create the first structured government West of the Appalachian Mountains

Question 15

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

Answer 15

The first structured government

Question 16

Who helped create the Transylvania Purchase with the Cherokee?

Answer 16

Richard Henderson from North Carolina

Question 17

Was everyone in the Cherokee Nation pleased with the Transylvania Purchase?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

Why did Cherokee woman Nancy Ward warn the Wataugans of an impending Cherokee attack?

Answer 18

She helped them fight off Cherokee attacks

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Battle of the Bluffs

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

Because 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’s credited with teaching the Continental Army the essentials of military 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 Swamp Fox”

Question 30

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

Answer 30

1) causes the British to abandon their Carolina Campaign

2) bring new support of 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

Treaty of Paris

Question 35

What did Washington plan to do after the war?

Answer 35

To retire back to his home at Mount Vernon, just outside of modern Washington DC

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Yes