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Chapter 6 Review

True or False

Question: Most of the soldiers who signed up for the Continental Army agreed to fight during the whole war
Answer: False

Question: Nathan Hale betrayed America and spied for the British
Answer: False

Question: 1/2 of all American colonists were Loyalists
Answer: False

Question: England had a stronger military, larger finances and a greater population than America
Answer: True

Question: America declared independence from Great Britain in 1775
Answer: False

People

Question: The leader of the Continental Army
Answer: George Washington

Question: The primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Question: Author of "Common Sense"
Answer: Thomas Paine

Question: British commander of troops in the South after Henry Clinton returns to New England
Answer: Charles Cornwallis

Question: Leader of England during the Revolutionary War
Answer: King George

Events

Question: Colonists crossed the Delaware River with Washington and won a battle at this location
Answer: Trenton, New Jersey

Question: This Spanish governor of Louisiana provided troops and assistance to the colonial cause
Answer: Bernardo de Galvez

Question: This was the place Washington spent a cruel winter and lost many men
Answer: Valley Forge

Question: This is the place Washington secretly marched troops to in 1781
Answer: Yorktown, Virginia

Question: The German who turned the troops into a fighting force in Pennsylvania
Answer: Friedrich von Steuben

Revolution Items

Question: This treaty signaled the end of the Revolutionary War
Answer: Treaty of Paris

Question: German mercenaries were also known as this
Answer: Hessians

Question: The tactic used to surprise British troops was known as
Answer: Guerrilla Warfare

Question: Merchant ships used to fight the British on the seas
Answer: Privateers

Question: Tactic used by the Brits to stop boats and ships from leaving or entering a place
Answer: Blockade

Miscellaneous

Question: Another name given to Loyalists
Answer: Tories

Question: Famous African American soldier during the Revolution
Answer: Lemuel Haynes

Question: Name 1 British advantage
Answer: Strong Army, large population, Money

Question: Name 1 American advantage
Answer: fighting on home ground, great leadership, fought for something they believed in

Question: Name 1 way the French provided help to the Colonists
Answer: Money, army, navy