Social Studies Terms

Question 1

Soldiers

Answer 1

In 1776, more than 230,000 soldiers served in the continental army. 145,000 enlisted in local militia.

Question 2

African-Americans

Answer 2

First banned from serving, but when the British promised freedom to any slave who fought on their side, the continental army began to allow free African-Americans to serve

Question 3

Woman

Answer 3

Ran farms and businesses helped by raising money for supplies or by making clothes served as messengers, nurses, and spies some dresses, men and fought

Question 4

IMPORTANT Haym Salomon

Answer 4

Immigrant from Poland, who spied for the patriot and later use to skills as a banker to fund the American revolution

Question 5

Mercenaries

Answer 5

Foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty, but for pay; the British used/hired mercenaries known as sessions

Question 6

Battle of Trenton

Answer 6

A battle one by the Patriots against the Hessian mercenary; Gen, Washington cross the Delaware river on December 25, 1776 from Pennsylvania to New Jersey

Question 7

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 7

A great victory for the American forces in which British general John Burgoyne surrendered his entire army to American general heart of Gates; September/October 1777 in New York

Question 8

Marquis de Lafayette

Answer 8

A French man who volunteered to serve in the continental army without pay and use his money to influence to support patriots

Question 9

Baron Frederick Van Steuben

Answer 9

A Prussian military officer who trained the continental army

Question 10

Bernardo de Galvez

Answer 10

The governor of Spanish Louisiana, who became a patriot ally

Question 11

John Paul Jones

Answer 11

Naval commander, who said I have not yet begun to fight

Question 12

George Rogers Clark

Answer 12

Surveyor who led the patriots western campaign