chapter 6 terms Flashcards
1
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- British general who was defeated at Saratoga
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john Burgoyne
2
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- Naval officer who won against the British in the North Sea
A
john Paul Jones
3
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- Englishman who wrote Common Sense
A
Thomas Paine
4
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- Patriot general who fought Loyalists and Indians in the West
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George Roger Clark
5
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- British general in the South who surrendered at Yorktown
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Charles corn Wallis
6
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- French volunteer commander who was present at the Battle of Yorktown
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marquis de Lafayette
7
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- Patriot general in the South
A
Nathaniel greene
8
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- Primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
A
Thomas jefferson
9
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- Leader of the Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga.
A
Ethan Allen
10
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- American who helped in the Battle of Ticonderoga; became a traitor to the United States
A
Benedict Arnold
11
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- Which document demonstrated that the colonies wanted to restore a peaceful relationship with Britain before a war developed?
A
olive Branch Petition
12
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- The Second Continental Congress named _____ the Continental Army’s commander
A
George washinton
13
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- The New York fort whose capture provided artillery for the Continental Army was Fort _____.
A
Ticonderoga
14
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- Washington crossed the Delaware River to attack the Hessians at _____.
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trenton
15
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- The Patriot victory at the Battle of _____ convinced the French to officially recognize America’s independence and enter the war against Britain.
A
Saratoga
16
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- The War for Independence officially ended with the signing of the _______________.
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treaty of paris
17
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- _____________________helped train and discipline the Continental Army at Valley Forge
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baron bon Steuben
18
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18 French ships, led by__________________, helped trap Cornwallis at Yorktown.
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admiral de grasse
19
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- The _______________________________assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775.
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continental Congress
20
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- The Congress took control of the colonial troops in Boston and called them the_____________.
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continental army
21
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- Colonists who favored fighting the British were called _______________.
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Patriots
22
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- Keeping ships from entering or leaving ports is called a ___________________.
A
blockade
23
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23 German mercenaries called ______________were hired by the British to fight in America.
A
hessians
24
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24 Colonists who opposed fighting the British were called __________________.
A
loyalists
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25. The person who was captured and hanged by the British for spying was_________.
Nathan Hale
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26. Washington and his army spent the winter of 1777–78 at ________.
valley forge
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27 Cornwallis built a fort at_____________________, which became the site of the last major battle of the war.
yorktown
28
The date that the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress was
July 4th 1776
29
What did the British do to persuade slaves to fight for Britain?
they offered possible freedom
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30. What did Thomas Paine build a case for in Common Sense?
it was common sense to fight for our freedom
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31. What were two hardships Washington’s army faced during their winter at Valley Forge?
bad disease and horses starving
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33. How did the War for Independence change some people’s view on the institution of slavery?
to be consistent with equality
