Unit 4 Listing

Question 1

British strengths

Answer 1

Well equipped, disciplined, trained army
Worlds finest navy
Received help from a number of sources (loyalists, African Americans, Native Americans, hessians)

Question 2

British weaknesses

Answer 2

War not popular in GB
Fight in hostile territory (away team)
Mercenaries had no passion
Poor weapons
British commanders resisted adapting to conditions in colonies

Question 3

American strengths

Answer 3

Own territory (home field)
Familiar w guerilla type tactics from the F&I war 
Exception commander - Washington

Question 4

American weaknesses

Answer 4

Lacked well supplied, stable, effective fighting force

militia (strength: minute men, weakness: wouldn’t go far)

Question 5

Terms of treaty of Paris

Answer 5

GB recognized US Independence
Boundaries (borders) were set
Recommended rights and properties of Loyalists be restored (didn’t happen)

Question 6

Why the British lost

Answer 6

Separated by ocean
Badly informed - thought US was weaker than they were, thought Loyalists would help more
Impossible tasks - didn’t know how to fight, thought war ended after taking NY
American advantages (kept army in field, New kind of army fighting in new world, Washington knew when to retreat, surprise attacks, French aid)

Question 7

Impact of Revolution

Answer 7

Inspired patriotism
Women (challenge some tradition ideas)
Mixed experiences for blacks 
Native Americans lost land
Idea of liberty both home and abroad

Question 8

Results of Declaration of Independence

Answer 8

Adopted July 4, 1776 by Continental Congress
Independence
Defined basic principles on which American govt and society would rest
Ordinary citizens would have a strong voice in their own gov’t

Question 9

what events led colonists to declare independence

Answer 9

lexington and concord
olive branch petition
king provoked war
common sense

Question 10

proposals in common sense

Answer 10

independence from britain
republican state govts
union of new states