Chapter 6 Study Guide

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Stronger military, greater wealth, larger population

Question 2

What was another name for loyalist?

Answer 2

Tories

Question 3

What percentage of colonist were loyalist?

Answer 3

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 the patriots had?

Answer 6

George Washington’s leadership

Question 7

What was significant about The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?

Answer 7

It was a surprise attack that allowed 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 Deleware River

Answer 9

Battle of Trenten

Question 10

What was the American capital during the American Revolution

Answer 10

Philadelphia

Question 11

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

Answer 11

After Saratoga the French and Spain

become allies of the colonies

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Watauga settlement

Question 13

What was the purpose of the Watauga Petitions of 1772

Answer 13

Was created to create a 10 year lease on the land from the Cherokee

Question 14

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

Answer 14

The first structured government

Question 15

Who helped create the Transylvania Purchase with the Cherokee

Answer 15

Richard Henderson

Question 16

Was everyone in the Cherokee nation pleased with the Transylvania purchase

Answer 16

No

Question 17

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

Answer 17

She wanted peace

Question 18

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

Answer 18

The Battle of the Bluffs

Question 19

Who helped James Robertson create Fort Nashbourough

Answer 19

John Donelson

Question 20

What was the biggest ally the Patriots had during the war?

Answer 20

The French

Question 21

Where did Washington’s forces experience a time of terrible suffering without major necessities during the winter of 1777/1778

Answer 21

Winter of Valley Forge

Question 22

Why was there very little fighting done during the winter?

Answer 22

Weather conditions

Question 23

Who drilled the troops at Valley Forge?

Answer 23

Friedrich Von Stueben

Question 24

What was important about Friedrich von Steuben’s time at Valley Forge?

Answer 24

Tought the Continental Army the essentials of military drill and discipline

Question 25

Who believed that the future of America had a great influence on the future of mankind?

Answer 25

The Marquis De Lofayette

Question 26

What did George Rogers Clark do after the Battle of Vincennes?

Answer 26

Helped strengthen the American position in the West

Question 27

What were privateers?

Answer 27

Privately owned merchant ships

Question 28

What was Francis Marion’s nickname?

Answer 28

Swamp fox

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Caused the British to abandon their Carolina campaign and bring new support of independce in the south

Question 30

What is guerrilla warfare?

Answer 30

A hit and run war technique

Question 31

Where was General Washington leading his troops secretly to fight in the last major battle of the war?

Answer 31

The Battle of Yorktown

Question 32

What day was the declaration of independence approved?

Answer 32

July 4, 1776