Chapter 6- American Revolution

Loyalists

The French announced support for the US after the American victory at

What did Deborah Sampson do so that she could fight with the army?

Continental Army

taking neither side

After the war, George Washington

guerilla warfare

By the end of the war, African Americans were enlisted in every state except

Lemuel Hayes

supported independence

The British agreed to recognize the US as an independent nation after the Americans' victory at

George Rogers Clark forced Henry Hamilton's surrender at

The Hessians' main reason for fighting the war was

mercenaries

In 1777, William Howe captured which city, causing Congress to flee?

Which Patriot's famous words were "I have not yet begun to fight"?

Friedrich von Steuben

Enslaved African Americans who fought on the British side were given

The Americans agreed to allow British merchants to collect debts owed to them in the

What was 1 consequence of the fighting between neighbors & within families during the American Revolution?

to recruit

On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at

British commander at Yorktown

Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?

French Commander

The militia group that defeated Burgoyne's troops at Bennington, Vermont, was the

What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?

Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or

What made the American troops perform so well in such terrible weather?

privateers

To spy on the British, which Patriot disguised himself as a Dutch schoolteacher?