Chapter 6 American Revolution

Question 1

A merchant ship that is privately owned and armed with weapons is called a

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privateer

Question 2

Margaret Corbin is a female Patriot fighter.

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True

Question 3

After the war, George Washington

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Moved to Mt. Vernon

Question 4

Who was known as the "Swamp Fox?"

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George Rogers Clark

Question 5

Which problem caused Congress to stop issuing paper money?

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inflation

Question 6

Who led the Patriots' victory at Vincennes and strengthened the American position in the West?

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Henry Hamilton

Question 7

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

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Valley Forge

Question 8

Who disguised herself as a man so she could fight with the army?

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Margaret Corbin

Question 9

"I have not yet begun to fight" was said were said by whom?

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John Paul Jones

Question 10

Privateers were men hired to help the Patriots.

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False

Question 11

Ambush and idle are synonyms of each other

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False

Question 12

What kept supplies and reinforcements from reaching the American Harbors?

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a blockade

Question 13

Francis Marion is also known as the "Swamp Fox."

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True

Question 14

The nation that made an alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778 was

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France

Question 15

What was a consequence of fighting between neighbors and within families during the war?

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divided loyalties

Question 16

Charles Cornwallis was the commander during the battle of Ticonderoga.

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False

Question 17

Loyalist support for Britain was weakest in

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Georgia

Question 18

The Continental Army were the Loyalist forces.

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False

Question 19

Lemuel Hayes was an African American Patriot.

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True

Question 20

George Washington's greatest challenge at Valley Forge was keeping

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his army together

Question 21

The Green Mountain Boys was a militia group from Vermont and led by Ethan Allen.

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True

Question 22

General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at

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Saratoga

Question 23

To eliminate something is to ratify it.

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False

Question 24

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

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Yorktown

Question 25

The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783

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True

Chapter 6 American Revolution

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Chapter 6 American Revolution

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