POGC US History Chapter 6 Review

Why did Washington attempt to defend New York City?

Led a team of men to bring artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston

Which of the following was NOT TRUE about the war in the South?

Earned the nickname "Swamp Fox" as the leader of a small band of South Carolinians

What did the Patriots call Parliament's four acts intended to punish Massachussets

Nearly all Americans were Patriots during the Revolution

The English suffered significantly more casualities at Bunker Hill than the Americans

What was the main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

The Saratoga campaign was an important victory for the Patriots because

During the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Americans suffered the most casualities

He drafted most of the Declaration of Independence

Led the British to victories on Long Island, Manhattan Island and the mainland colonies

Before the Olive Branch Petition, the Continental Congress had already decided to separate

Military genius known as the "Fighting Quaker"

American leader in the war in the West

Where was "the shot heard around the world" fired?

Which of the following battles helped raise American morale after the defeat at Long Island

The terms Loyalists or Tories was used to describe people who supported independence

What did Common Sense advocate

Who was the author of Common Sense?

Where did the Americans suffer their greatest defeat, losing an entire army?

The main reason the British divided their forces during 1777 was

What sparked the Coersive Acts?

British commander defeated at Yorktown

What British response to the Gaspee incident angered the colonists

which of the following acts of the Continetial Congress occurred last?

The First Continental Congress was convened to declare the colonies independence

What act of treason did Benedict Arnold agree to perform?

For what statement is Captain John Paul Jones famous?

French aristocrat who became a leader in the colonial army