History 3.4 Flashcards
How did the colonists use their knowledge of the territory to gain a moral victory in the Battle of Bunker Hill?
by setting snipers in trees and behind rocks
Event 1: British General John Burgoyne was defeated at Saratoga after a month of fighting with the Americans.
Event 2: General Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington at the Battle of Yorktown, after weeks of waiting out the American onslaught, to finally put an end to the Revolutionary War.
Which statement best describes the similarities of the two events?
British generals underestimated the strategies and speed of American leaders.
Phillis Wheatley was successful enough during her lifetime to earn a living as a writer. She wrote poetry in praise of George Washington and the Revolution. Washington called her poetry “a striking proof of your great poetical talents.”
This information best supports which conclusion about the Revolutionary War?
Poetry and artistry continued to be valued by the colonists during a time of war.
Which statement correctly describes limitations on national power established by the Articles of Confederation?
Under Articles, Congress could wage war but lacked the authority to require the states to support the military
Some Native American groups supported the colonists in the Revolutionary War.
Which statement describes the most common type of assistance Native Americans provided the colonists?
They provided ideas about fighting strategies.
“We may destroy all the men in American, and we shall still have all we can do to defeat women.”
The quotation best applies to which statement about the Revolutionary War?
during war, the colonial family farms and businesses remained in operation
What strategy did the colonists use to fight Thomas Gage and General William Howe at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
building a redoubt
Why did the British want to capture Breed’s Hill and Bunker Hill?
to control the harbor
Which founding father was involved in securing France’s support for the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
Benjamin franklin
Which statement best explains why supporters of Great Britain left the United States after the Revolutionary War?
Although the treaty of paris recommended fair treatment for supporters of Great Britain, many faced discrimination from their states and neighbors
“a rabble in arms, flushed wiht success and insolence.”
“Justice and wrath await them in the field.”
What do the saying likely indicate about General Buryoyne’s position at Saratoga?
he believed the colonists could be defeated easily.
George Washington’s successes after the battles of Trenton and Princeton were views by the citizens as
strategic triumphs in the Revolutionary War
Which factor best explains why it was difficult for the British to replace soldiers lost on the field of battle?
The soldiers usually had to travel all the way from Great Britain
The southern campaign of the British army during the Revolutionary War began with the British capture of Savannah and Charleston. However, the compaign was largely a failure.
Which explains the British failure in the South?
The British were never able to win control of much land beyond the coasts.
Many enslaved people who fought with the Americans in the Revolutionary War received
homesteads
Which words from George Washington to his troops summarize why the colonists were fighting the Revolutionary War?
Your country is at stake, your wives your houses and all that you hold dear.
The end of the American Revolution was a result of how ____________ and due to the ______________
Americans fought, help from foreingn countries.
George Washington won the _________. This victory gave people a new faith in the rebels’ chances to win the war.
Battle of Trenton
___________ won the Battle of Saratoga for the Americans. His victory convinced the________to support the colonists with arms, troops, and ships.
General Gates, French
After 1778, the British shifted the heart of the war to the _______ They captured ______________, ___________
south, charleston, south carolina
The _________, Virginia was the final battle of the war. With the help of the ___________, the army trapped the Britsh on __________ at _________. They fired endlessly until they surrendered.
Battle of Yorktown, French navy, peninsula, yorktown
______________ sealed American independence from England.
Treaty of Paris
Many _________ supported the army and militias as nurses, cooks, and seamstresses.
women
People who were not in the army also helped. They __________. They also provided the supplies that the troops needed.
collected and passed on important information
Roughly 15,000 Native Americans fought on both sides of the war. For most, their main interest was to ____________
preserve their homelands
Instead of fighting in rows on empty fields, Americans relied on ___________ and ____________
sneak attacks, ambushes
Washington’s surprise crossing of the ___________ on Christmas night was key to the American victory at ____________
Delaware River, Trenton
During the cold winter of 1777–1778 at ___________ the army barely had enough food and clothing. Washington’s _________ helped the Continental Army to keep going.
Valley Forge, leadership
The military effort was supported by people who were not in the army but provided a _____________
national information network
Because of __________ the British had difficulty in supplying the troops and getting orders.
distance
At the Battle of Bunker Hill the American militia eventually lost control of the hill they occupied. In spite of this, why is the Battle of Bunker Hill often considered an American triumph?
Americans caused heavy British casualties which made it clear to both sides that the Americans would be hard to defeat.
Which was the strongest advantage that fighting on their homeland gave to American commanders?
They were able to choose the best places for attacks and battles
Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point for Americans
The American’s victory convinced the French to provide support to help the colonists win the war.
The main reason many Native groups decided to support the British in the Revolutionary War was because the British
had tried to keep Americans from taking over Native American lands
What was the main reason that the British forces were directed to the southern colonies?
With the French joining the colonists, the British needed additional troops and their were more Loyalists in the southern colonies
Why were the British forced to surrender at Yorktown?
Their forces were trapped on a peninsula between American troops on land and French ships at sea
