Social Studies Chapter 6 Flashcards
What’s the difference between a loyalist and a patriot ?
Loyalists supported taxes and patriots didn’t
What was the battle called that happened on Christmas Night 1776?
Battle of Trenton
Who said “ These are the times that try men’s souls”?
Thomas Paine
Where did the patriots suffer a long winter?
Valley Forge
When did the French and the Spanish get involved in the war?
After the battle of Saratoga
Who is George Rogers Clark?
REMEMBER:
George Rogers Clark=Vincennes
Where was the patriots worst defeat?
Charlestown
Who was a spy that dressed up as a Dutch school teacher?
Nathan Hale
Which colony refused to give African Americans guns?
South Carolina
Who was one of George Washingtons French friends?
La Fayette
Who was the traitor?
Benedict Arnold
Who spoke the words “I have not yet begun to fight” while his ship was sinking?
John Paul Jones
What was the main goal of the Hessians?
To make money
Where did George Washington go after the war?
His Hometown, Mount Vernon
Who were the Green Mountain Boys?
Once the American Revolution started in 1775 the Green Mountain Boys marched north to attack and later capture the British held fort, Fort Ticonderoga, which was America’s first victory in the war. Ethan Allen led the attack with approximately 83 colonist-militia men, and help from Colonel Benedict Arnold.
Who was Francis Marion?
One of the soldiers who used Guerrilla Warfare. He was from South Carolina
Who was Margaret Horban?
She fought in the war beside her husband?
What was a Hessian?
Germans who fought for the British for money
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
Hit and run technique m. It was deigned to keep the British off guard
Who was the Continental Army?
The Continental Army was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America.
What is a privateer?
Merchant ships equipped with weapons
What were the patriots advantages and disadvantages?
Advantages: •fighting on their own ground
•fought for freedom
•Had George Washingtons
Disadvantages:
•Lack of training and discipline
•No Navy
•Shortage of ammunition, clothing, medical supplies, food, etc.
•One-third of the colonists remained loyal to the British (were called: Loyalists and Tories
•Smaller Population (2 million)
What foreign countries helped patriots win the war and why?
The Spanish and the French because General Gates and Arnold convinced them.
