History 3.5 Flashcards
The new nation’s main economic problem after the Revolutionary War as caused by
borrowing
Which statement best describes how Native Americans in Ohio responded to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War?
They supported the British
Which political change was a result of the Revolutionary War?
The United States became an independent country.
How did Sybil Luddington further the Patriot cause?
she mustered troops
What was the purpose of the Dunmore Proclamation?
to persuade enslaved African Americans to fight on the British side in the Revolutionary War
In what way did the country become more democratic immediately after the War?
taxation without representation was ended
“Can it then be supposed that the negroes will be better used by the English, who have always encourages the upheld this slavery, than by their present master who pity their condition?”
Why would the author of this letter most likely support American Independence.
He believed British slaveholders would be cruel
Which of these headlines would most liekly have appeared in an American newspaper during the Revolutionary War?
Virginia Women raise money to support american troops
The free Black population was mostly made up of __________ and their _______. Others were free Black _________ and people whom enslavers had freed.
former indentured servants, descendants,black immigrants from the west indies
He also wanted to _________ the Patriots and have the enslaved Africans attack their _________
weaken, owners
Many enslaved blacks continued to support their ______ owners. Some helped _____ their home, took place as ________
patriot, defend, soldiers
As many as ________ Free Black people and enslaved Africans fought on the side of the Patriots.
5000
In the _________, most enslaved Africans had fought against their owners, on the ________
south, british side
The British could not keep the promise to grant them__________. Instead, the Americans recaptured many of the Black Loyalists and _________
freedom, enslaved them
In general, the war ________ change the conditions of free Black citizens or enslaved Africans. However, it did add some strength to the movement to abolish, or end, _________
did not, enslavement
Native Americans wanted to preserve their ______ and _______. To them, neither side seemed to deserve support in the Revolutionary War.
lands, ways of life
Many natives to stay _______ of the fight. They knew that nothing good could come of the war for them.
out
Some________ Native Americans supported their colonist neighbors. They had remained on friendly terms with them.
New England
Why were Native Americans more friendly with New England colonists?
they were less forceful about settling lands to the west
Native Americans near ____________, officially served in the Continental Army.
stockbridge, massachusetts
______________, most of those who fought in the war worked with the British. Some took action against the colonists on their own. For instance, early in the war, __________ warriors attacked many American frontier settlements in the South.
West of the Appalachians, Cherokee
The six nation of the _________ were split.
Iroquois League
_______, ________, ________, and __________ sided with the British
Mohawk, Onondaga, Seneca, and Cayuga
________ and _________ sided with the Americans
Oneida, Tuscarora
For the Iroquois, the Revolution became a ____________. At the __________in 1777, two Iroquois groups, the Oneida and the Seneca, battled against each other.
civil war, Battle of Oriskany
Eventually, Native Americans _________their lands. It did not matter whether they had sided with the British or not.
lost
Because_________ were needed for the army, women on the “home front” learned to adjust to shortages of everyday goods.
supplies
Sometimes, a lack of _________or ___________ threatened the lives of women at home. Women had no choice but to follow the _______
supplies, enemy advances, army
Women at Valley Forge gathered ________, _______, and ________ They also nursed sick and wounded soldiers. Some women worked for ________. However, many were women who came to army camps to stay alive.
wood, cooked, washed clothes, pay
Many young women and girls were _________ and __________ for American generals. They risked being caught and killed.
spies, messengers
Women were an important part of the Continental army. They did work such as ______, ______________, ________, _______, and ______
cooking, looked for battlefield equipment left behind, bring water to clean the guns, handed gunpowder, filed in for soldiers who were wounded or killed
Some women hoped the ________ would improve women’s status in the American society.
Revolution
John Adams and Benjamin Rush declared it women’s duty to educate the next generation in _________ and __________. This caused an increase in __________ for the education of women in the 1780s and 1790s.
patriotism, civic virtue, academies
While the purpose of these schools was to enable women to educate their _________, the result was the beginning of a revolution for women in the field of education.
sons
This freedom meant there would be no more __________ from the British.
protection
The new country would deal on its own with other nations, such as France, Spain, or the Iroquois. During the war, ____________ from the 13 colonies, or states, had met to form a new government.
representatives
Socially, the Revolutionary War was, in many ways, similar to a ____________. The land war was fought mostly on __________
civil war, American soil
Loyalists worked against the Patriots by __________. They also _______ supplies to the British army. They _______ in the British army as well. They also spread ________ to upset everyone.
spying, sold, served, false information
For this reason, the end of the war led to exile, or forced removal, for many _________. Many found they could no longer live alongside their neighbors. They had no choice but to leave__________. They went to ____________ or ________. They had to give up their homes, businesses, and land.
loyalists, America, British Canada, England
The american revolution made it clear that the new country needed a national __________ system.
economic
Wars are expensive. The new country had not had the money to pay for all the weapons and supplies it needed. As a result, it had _______________ money for the war. Now, America had to repay its ___________
borrowed, debts
America had to repay its debts, but how? One way to repay debts would be to ________. However, because the country was brand new, no one would _______the newly printed money to keep its ________
print money, trust, value
The new country would have to design a trustworthy __________. It also needed to find a way to raise money.
money system
Gaining a solid footing in terms of _________ would be a major goal of the nation in the coming years.
money
