History Exam Review Part 3

Question 1

James Armistead

Answer 1

Spy for Americans that reported to Lafayette; his info resulted in Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown

Question 2

Benedict Arnold

Answer 2

Infamous traitor of the US history after he switched sides and fought for the British.

Question 3

Wentworth cheswell

Answer 3

Had a midnight ride, fought at Saratoga

Question 4

Cornwallis

Answer 4

British General that was defeated at Yorktown by Washington

Question 5

What was the final battle of the revolution

Answer 5

Yorktown

Question 6

Ben Franklin

Answer 6

Sent to France by the 2nd continental congress to negotiate with France. He was responsible for helping to draw the French into the war with the US and Britain

Question 7

Bernardo de Gálvez

Answer 7

Secured port of New Orleans so only American, Spanish, and French ships could move along the Mississippi. Governor of Louisiana who fought te British

Question 8

King George 3

Answer 8

King of England during revilution

Question 9

John Paul jones

Answer 9

American naval officer who stops ships trying to supply British officers in the colonies. Bohamme Richard, said I have not yet begun to fight

Question 10

Marquis de Lafayette

Answer 10

Wealthy French noblemen whose beliefs in Liberty led him to fight in the revolution, served without pay, forced Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown

Question 11

Haym Salomon

Answer 11

Polish born Jewish immigrant who helped finance the revolution, sons of Liberty, never took commission

Question 12

Mercy Otis warren

Answer 12

Known as the conscience of the American Revolution, write plays that attacked loyalists, she argued that the Bill of rights should be added to the consitution

Question 13

Abigail Adams

Answer 13

She thought equal rights for all; she tried to influence her husband to add women’s rights to the Declaration of Independence

Question 14

Lexington and concord

Answer 14

When: April 19,1775

700 British fought 70 militia. Then, the British retreated when 4,000 Minutemen fired on them in concord

Question 15

Saratoga significance

Answer 15

Europe believed America might win. This was the turning point of the revolution

Question 16

Yorktown

Answer 16

Cornwallis and Washington

Last major battle of the revolution

Question 17

Treaty of Paris 1783

Answer 17

1. Made us boundaries
2. US could fish off the Atlantic
   3.repay debts
3. British would return slaves
4. Return loyalists property
   Significance: ended war with British

Question 18

Winter at valley forge

Answer 18

Washington and his soldiers were forced out of Pennsylvania so they marched to valley forge
Significance: even with bad conditions, soldiers stayed at valley forge because they love Washingtonian and their country

Question 19

North west ordinance

Answer 19

Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota

This established how the NW territories were to be governed. This made self government

Question 20

Land ordinance

Answer 20

They were 6 mile square plots

Question 21

Articles

Answer 21

What is said:
No president, 9 of 13 states to approve laws, no tax, no draft, no national court, all 13 states to amend articles, can’t collect money

Question 22

John Adams

Answer 22

Helped negotiate the treaty of Paris which ended ten revolution