Rev S1

Question 0

Mercenaries

Answer 0

Hired soldiers, fighting for money

Hessians-what the Americans called them (region in Germany)

Question 1

Neutral

Answer 1

Taking neither loyalist or patriot’s side

Quakers- no armed conflict

Question 2

Recruit

Answer 2

Enlist-get to join

Question 3

Who were some woman patriot fighters?

Answer 3

Margaret Corbin-accompanied husband. After he died in battle she took his place.
Mary Ludwig Hayes McAuley-“Moll of the Pitcher”-Molly Pitcher-(called or because she carried water pitchers to the soldiers) accompanied her husband in battle
Deborah Sampson-from Massachusetts watched her boy relatives become soldiers and dressed up as a boy to become one

Question 4

Gen. William Howe

Answer 4

British commander

Hoped the size of his army would make the colonists surrender

Question 5

Molly pitcher

Answer 5

Gave water to patriot solders

Question 6

Haze

Answer 6

Fought in concord

Question 7

Peter Salem

Answer 7

Fought in concord

Question 8

Nathan hail

Answer 8

Proved himself a hero and spyed on British troops during battle of Long Island

Question 9

William Howe

Answer 9

Leader of an British army to take over patriots

Question 10

Battle of Long Island

Answer 10

Patriots fought William Howe and his troops

They were outnumbered and lost

Question 11

Nathan Hale

Answer 11

Patriot-proved himself a hero at Long Island
Disguised as a Dutch schoolteacher-spied
Was hung-quote (see textbook)

Question 12

Who were the 2 main African Americans in the rev.?

Answer 12

Lemuel Hayes, Peter Salem-fought in Concord

Question 13

Nathan Hale

Answer 13

Proved himself a hero at the battle of long island

Dressed up as a Dutch teacher to spy on the British. Found and hung

Question 14

African Americans?

Answer 14

Washington pleaded for more troops-will be granted freedom (Canada)
People in south were uncofertable-blacks with guns
RI-first-all states but SC enlist them in the end
Fought for the same reason-patriot cause (or just money)

Question 15

Trenton and Princeton

Answer 15

Americans surprised British (Christmas night-winter)
Washington’s 2400 troops cross Delaware River
Captured 900 Hessians
Lord Charles Cornwallis-British
Americans dive away the British in Princeton

Question 16

What was the British plan? Did it work out?

Answer 16

Take Albany, NY-control of Hudson River and separation-NE and MC
John Burgoyn-8000 south from Canada-captured FtT. Slow and easy to see-Green Mt Boys stop people that Bur. sends-Bur. retires-Saratoga
LC Barry St Leger-East from Lk Ontario-held @ Ft Stanwix by B Arnold
Howe-move North from NYC-takes over Philadelphia and stays there

Question 17

The Battle Of Saratoga

Answer 17

Bur. finally arrives at Saratoga-is expecting other forces to join him and go south
Gen. Horatio Gates blocks their path
Tried to fight, then surrenders-5700 British hand their weapons over
Gen. Howe is replaced by Gen. Henry Clinton

Question 18

Why Loyalists supported GB

Answer 18

1. For jobs and $
2. Members of Anglican Church
3. Feared disorder
4. Protection
   * British will win!