CH 6: The American Revolution

True or False: General Cornwallis surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown

What action finally convinced the British to end the war with the Americans?

What was the name of the British commander of the forces in the South?

Women's roles changed during the revolution by running businesses and what?

Which advantage was NOT in favor of the Patriots?

Which strength of the Continental Army was significant to its ultimate victory?

Prussian officer who Washington befriended to help train Patriot troops

True or False: Privateers were government owned merchant ships with weapons

A continuous rise in the price of goods and services

Why was the battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the war?

Native Americans sided with which side because they seemed to pose less of a threat?

In the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the British did not agree to

A person or country who joins forces to support you is called what?

How did Spain help to undermine Great Britain's Southern strategy?

Name of Americans who remained loyal to Britain

True or False: Patriot supporters were not treated with respect by other Loyalists.

True or False: France & Germany became allies of the Patriots in the Revolutionary War

What side did some African Americans side with early in the war?

Washington & troops endured a hard winter where soldiers/officers deserted which camp?

The name for hired soldiers

Patriot who disguised himself as a Dutch schoolteacher to spy on the Loyalists

True or False: At first, soldiers signed up for one year of service in the Continental Army

To ratify is to

French noble who offered support towards American independence 

Name of the battle that was a turning point in the war

In the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Americans did not agree to

City that was captured by the British forcing the Continental Congress to flee

The Continental Congress established the Continental Army but depended on states to do what?

What did the Patriot victory at Yorktown convince the British to come to terms with?

Hit-and-run fighting technique used by the Patriots on the British