American Revolution chapter 6

Question 1

What was the name given to Americans that supported independence?

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 2

What countries provided military and financial aid to America?

Accepted Answer

Spain & France

Question 3

Thomas Paine wrote,"these are the times that try men's souls" in________.

Accepted Answer

The American Crisis

Question 4

This woman wrote her husband in congress "don't forget the ladies"

Accepted Answer

Abigail Adams

Question 5

The results of the battle of Saratoga __________.

Accepted Answer

France allies with Patriots

Question 6

After the war George Washington ____________.

Accepted Answer

returned to Mt Vernon

Question 7

Signing of the Treaty of Paris 1783 was significant because__________.

Accepted Answer

Britain recognized U.S. as a Nation

Question 8

At the beginning of the war, what advantage did Great Britain have?

Accepted Answer

well train soldiers

Question 9

where did the Patriots endure a winter of terrible suffering?

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 10

During the war most American Indians sided with the___________.

Accepted Answer

British

Question 11

Spanish governor that help the patriots during the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Bernardo de Galvez

Question 12

On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at_____.

Accepted Answer

Trenton

Question 13

What challenges did the American Navy face?

Accepted Answer

few shps to battle with

Question 14

Americans' greatest advantage during the war was__________.

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 15

A woman that wrote poems and plays that opposed British rule was__________.

Accepted Answer

Mercy Otis Warren

Question 16

Who disguised himself as a teacher to spy on the British?

Accepted Answer

Nathan Hale

Question 17

What is next? Sugar Act- Stamp Act- Boston Massacre- Coercive Acts-????

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 18

The Hessians main goal for winning the war was_________.

Accepted Answer

money

Question 19

What battle convinced the British to the give up because it became to costly?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Yorktown

Question 20

Another name for a loyalist was________.

Accepted Answer

Tory

Question 21

Who turn the Continental Army into a fighting force with his training?

Accepted Answer

Friedrich von Steuben

Question 22

To win the war the Americans needed the help of the__________.

Accepted Answer

French

Question 23

All of the following where major conflicts or battles in the American Revolutionary War EXCEPT.

Accepted Answer

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 25

When the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, which country claimed the most land in America?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 26

By the end of the war, every state except_______ enlisted African Americans to fight.

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 27

Who was sent to France get support for the American cause?

Accepted Answer

Ben Franklin

Question 28

When George Washington read the Crisis to his troops at valley forge he was trying to_______.

Accepted Answer

inspire his troops to keep fighting

Question 29

Marquis de Lafayette contributed to the patriot cause by___________.

Accepted Answer

training soldiers

Question 30

The French nobleman who George Washington trusted and loved like a son was_________.

Accepted Answer

M. Lafayette

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