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8th gr Hist Ch 6
8th grade History Chapter 6 Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who wrote Common Sense, one of the most influential political tracts in history? | Thomas Paine |
| As a result of winning the war, what lands did the United States receive? | All lands east of the Mississippi (between the Appalations and Mississippi |
| Who did the Americans expect to join in the effort for independence? | Canada |
| In what year did the War for Independence officially end? | 1783 |
| Who was the chief negotiator for the treaty that ended the war? | John Adams |
| Did Americans support Independence? | more so didn't than did |
| What general surrendered at Yorktown? | Cornwallis |
| Victories at what two battles gave new hope to the Americans' cause? | Trenton & Princeton |
| Who trained the colonial army while it was quartered for the winter? | Baron Vanstuben |
| Did Americas provide needed supplies and financial support for the colonial army? | no |
| Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys? | Ethan Allen |
| Who was the British officer who lost at Saratoga? | John Burgoyne |
| Who was the Patriot army quartermaster who replaced General Gates as leader in the South? | Nathanael Greene |
| Who declared that he had "not yet begun to fight"? | John Paul Jones |
| Who captured frontier outposts to give America claim to western regions? | George Rogers Clark |
| What group of people wanted independence? | Patriots |
| What were the American troops called? | The Continental Army |
| Who armed merchant ships? | Privateers |
| What were soldiers for hire called | Mercenaries |
| What is another name for Loyalists? | Tories |
| What pamphlet helped to convince colonists that America should separate from Britain? | Common Sense |
| What meeting convened in Philadelphia in 1775 to send the Olive Branch Petition to the king and prepare for war? | Second Continental Congress |
| George Washington's troops spent their most uncomfortable winter at what place? | Valley Forge |
| Southern frontiersmen, angered by British demands to lay down their arms, fought back and won a battle where? | Kings Mountain |
| Which side won the Battle of Bunker Hill? | British |
| Who was the French volunteer that fought with the Americans at Yorktown? | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| On Christmas night of 1776, George Washington's troops surprised the Hessians in what city? | Trenton |
| What Patriot who later became a traitor participated in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga? | Benedict Arnold |
| When was the Declaration of Independence approved by the Continental Congress? | July 4, 1776 |
| The War for Independence officially ended with the signing of that treaty? | Treaty of Paris |
| How did the Patriots free Boston from British control? | They brought in canon & ammunition from Fort Ticonderoga |
| Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold joined forces to capture what fort? | Fort Ticonderoga |
| What Patriot victory forced the British to move their focus to winning the South and also won official French support for the Patriot cause? | Saratoga |
| The Patriots' invasion of Canada to capture Quebec resulted in what? | A failed attack |
| What most clearly demonstrated that the colonies wanted to restore a friendly relationship with Britain before an all-out war developed? | Olive Branch Petition |
| What Patriot schoolteacher lost his life in an attempt to provide Washington with information about British activities in New York? | Nathan Hale |
| What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill? | The Patriots took Bunker hill, thousands of British soldiers assaulted the Patriots position, & the Patriots ran out of ammunition |
| Who sided with the British during the war? | Hessians, Loyalists, Tories |
| Who was the British officer who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown? | Cornwallis |
| Describe the various attitudes of Americans toward the fight for independence and note the reasons for their attitudes. | Patriots, believed their political right to represent government was at stake and they wanted to preserve their religious freedom. The loyalists, who considered themselves loyal subjects to the king, and The Neutrals, who did not join either side. |
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