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Test American Rev.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who captured a supply of cannon for the Americans? | Benedict Arnold |
| where was the cannon stored? | Ticonderoga, New York |
| Explain the significance of the Olive Branch Petition? | July 1775 asking George the 3 to overrule Parliament and fix things by declaring colonies in "state of rebellion" August 23,1775 |
| who did Congress appoint to be commander -in- Chief of the Continental Army? | Henry Knox |
| where did the cannon come from? | Ticonderoga |
| what pamphlet was published in January, 1776? | Common Sense |
| What did the pamphlet say? | Many Americans that independence is the only choice? |
| what was published in July, 1776? | Declaration of independence |
| what was the specific date of publication? | July 4, 1776 |
| who gets credit for writing the document? | Thomas Jefferson |
| explain the significance of Nathan Hale? | wanted to help his country so he became a spy and was executed. " I only regret that i had one life to my country." |
| who stopped the British invasion from Canada on Lake Champlain? | Benedict Arnold |
| what was the pamphlet was published in December, 1776? | The Crisis |
| Who wrote the pamphlet? | Thomas Paine |
| What did the pamphlet say? | Americans to keep up the fight. |
| where did General Washington win two victories in December, 1776? | Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey. |
| what was the significance? | he crossed Delaware river. it worked and captured Hessian,supplies, and boosted morale nation wide |
| who was named ambassador to France? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What was he trying to convince the French to do? | Declare was against England and help the fight |
| what did the France say the Americans had to do in order to get open help from France? | needed a European style victory |
| where did the Americans win in a major victory in Oct, 1777? | second battle of Saratoga |
| What made this battle a turning point in the war? | France signs peace treaty of assistance with U.S. to join the war against England,Spain, And Hollnad |
| what general led the Americans in this victory? | Francis |
| Who was Lafayette | French nobleman who volunteered to fight for Americans |
| where did General Washington's army spend the winter of 1777-78? | Valley Forge, Pennsylvania |
| what was the significance of this winter camp? | beginning of hard feelings between veterans and Congress |
| who taught Continental Army how to use bayonets and perform close-order drill? | Steuben |
| who took control of the Ohio Valley form the British> | George Rockers Clark |
| Who was governor of Spanish Texas? | Bernado de Galvez |
| what did this man do to help the Americans? | cattle drives attacks British in Ohio Valley, Florida, and Georgia. |
| who was the most successful ship's captain in the American navy? | John Paul Jones |
| what did Benedict Arnold do in September,1780? | Turn the fort over to the British |
| why did he do that? | hurts feelings over not being promoted after Saratoga and other fights, plus needed money for fancy wife. |
| where did the British concentrate their war effort in the summer of 1780? | South |
| where did American Gen. Horatio Gates run away from the British in August of 1780? | Outside Camden |
| who fought each other at the Battle of King's Mountain? | loyalists militias and patriots |
| who was a leader in the guerrilla war against the British in the south? | Francis Marion |
| who took over command of the Continental Army in the South? | Nathanael Greene |
| where did col. Daniel Morgan fight col. Tarleton? | south Carolina, Battle of cow pins. |
| Who won? | Morgan |
| how did the winner win? | three -tiered defense, using weak militias in front fire two volleys then run away. |
| in what battle did gen. Cornwallis lose control the confidence of his army? | Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina |
| how did Cornwallis lose confidence? | Order artillery to kill his own men. |
| where did Cornwallis take his army after this battle? | Yorktown, Virginia |
| what did the french fleet do to help the Americans? | Blockade Chesapeake Bay |
| who took command of the American army outside Yorktown? | Washington and Lafayette |
| how did the Americans win at Yorktown? | Siege |
| on what date did the British Army at Yorktown surrender? | Oct 19, 1781 |
| what general surrendered in Yorktown? | Cornwallis |
| what was the result of this American victory? | American Revolution ended |
| what treaty officially end the American Revolution? | Treaty of Paris |
| List the terms of the treaty: | U.S independent, fishing rights, debts, abolish slavery |
| where was the battle of Bunker Hill fought? | Boston |
| on what date did Bunker Hill fought? | June 17,1775 |
| what american leader built the defense on the beach, to the left of the main fortification? | John Stark |
| what did the man tell his militia about when to shoot at the British? | don't shoot til you see the whites of their eyes. |
| how many times did the British attack the American fortification? | 3 times |
| who won the American fortification? | British |
| what happened that enabled the winners to win? | Americans were running out of ammunition. |
| what did the British control as a result of this battle? | Boston and Bunker Hill |
| What did the Americans control? | High ground around Boston. |
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