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The Revolutionary War

Americans and the Revolution

Question: How did the war affect some colonial families?
Answer: Some families were broken apart because family members were on different sides. Also, some families had their belongings destroyed 

Question: How did inflation affect people during the Revolutionary War?
Answer: Inflation made it difficult to get the goods needed, because prices were so high. 

Question: What was profiteering?
Answer: Profiteering was when farmers and shopkeepers began to charge extra high prices for their goods, making it difficult for the colonists to purchase what they needed.

Question: How did some women take part in the Revolutionary War?
Answer: Some took the place of their wounded husbands and some pretended to be men so that they could fight.

Question: Why did some enslaved African Americans fight in the Revolutionary War?






Answer: They fought in exchange for their freedom.

Fighting for Independence

Question: What caused problems for the British army?
Answer: The colonies were far away from Britain, so it was hard for the British to get supplies.

Question: What caused Washington to attack the Trenton on Christmas night?


Answer: He knew that he could surprise the Hessians.

Question: How did Friedrich Wilhem von Stueben effect the Continental Army?
Answer: He trained the Continental soldiers, turning them into a stronger force.

Question: What caused the French to join the war in support of the Americans?
Answer: The victory at Saratoga persuaded the French that the Patriots could win the war.

Question: On the battlefield, what did the soldiers keep gunpowder in?
Answer: They kept the gunpowder in animal horns that had been hallowed out and stopped with a rubber stopper.

Question: Why did the British decide to move the fighting to the South?
Answer: The British wanted to defeat the Americans before the French helped arrived.

Question: What were two effects of the Treaty of Paris?
Answer: The United States became a new nation and the Revolutionary War drew to a close.

Question: What was the battle that won the Revolutionary War?
Answer: The battle of Yorktown was the battle that won the Revolutionary War.

Question: How can you tell fact from fiction?
Answer: You can tell that something is factual if you read it in a reference source or in a non-fiction book. The internet is also a possibility, as long as it is a site that has a good reputation for factual information.

Question: Why did Benedict Arnold switch sides and betray his country?
Answer: He switched sides because he felt that he had not been treated fairly by the Army.

Question: How did the Declaration of Independence change the way some people viewed slavery?
Answer: This important document declared that every person has a right to life and liberty.

Question: What caused Congress to pay soldiers with land?
Answer: After the war, the government didn't have enough money to pay all of the soldiers who served, so they paid them with land.

Question: How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect slavery?
Answer: It did not allow slavery in the states formed from the Northwest Territory.

Question: What was the effect of the Treaty of Greenville?
Answer: Many Native American tribes lost their land in the Northwest Territory.

Question: Would the amount of land that a soldier received for payment have anything to do with their rank in the military?
Answer: Yes, the higher your rank in the military, the more land you were given as payment.

Question: How did the British navy cause economic hardship for the colonies?
Answer: It set up blockades, which prevented supplies from getting to the colonists.

Question: How did Yorktown's location help the American forces?
Answer: The location allowed them to trap the British and attack from both the land and the sea.

Question: What sides were the Native American on during the war?
Answer: Native Americans fought on both sides during the war.

Question: What may have happened if American soldiers had lost the battle of Saratoga?
Answer: It may have taken longer to win the war, or the war may not have been won by the Americans at all.

Question: Why did some African Americans decide to fight in the war?
Answer: They hoped to win their freedom.