The American Revolution - Chapter 6

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

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

Name of Americans who remained loyal to Britain

French noble who offered support towards American independence 

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

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

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

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

Prussian officer who Washington befriended to help train Patriot troops

"Moll of the Pitcher" was also known as who?

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

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

To ratify is to

The name for hired soldiers

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

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

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

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

Commander who replaced General Horatio Gates as leader of the Patriot forces in the South

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

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

Name of the woman who argued that women's minds are as good as men's

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

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

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

What side did some African Americans side with during the war?

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

In order to pay for war, the Continental Congress printed paper bills that backed what?

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

British commander at Detroit who was known as the "hair buyer"

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

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

A continuous rise in the price of goods and services

Which advantage was NOT in favor of the Patriots?

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