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Chapter 7 Test

HISTORY

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Although the original draft of the declaration of independence included a passage condemning the slave trade, the passage was removed because... southern delegates objected to it
The patriots tried to persuade American Indians to... remain neutral in the war
Confident after British victories in Canada and New York city, General Howe... left New Jersey in the hands of Hessians and spent Christmas in New York City
the primary auther of the declaration of independence was... Thomas Jefferson
In 1775 the Continental Army carried out a successful siege of Boston by... strategically using Boston's hills for attacks and defense
The Spanish aided the patriots... on the Mississippi River and in the Western frontier
After General Howe crushed the Patriots at the Battle of Brandywine Creek, his hesitation to attack Philadelphia gave the patriots a chance to reorganize
Many American military leaders wanted to invade British Canada... and make it the "14th colony."
Fort Ticonderoga was important because it controlled access to Lake Champlain
The colonists greatest advantage over the British was their belief in the cause for which they fought
After the American victory at Saratoga, the British shifted their focus more towards the... southern colonies
The colonists's rebellion against Britain became a full scale revolution when... George Washington organized the Continental Army
When the second continental congress chose George Washington as commander of its army he did not know whether he could build a strong enough army
The "Swamp Fox" was a name given to the Guerilla leader Francis marion
Southern patriots were known for swift hit and run attacks
Six months after Patriot troops suffered a crushing defeat in Quebec, Washington's troops retreated from long island in order to avoid complete destruction
To prevent the British from cutting New England off from the rest of the colonies in 1777, the patriots chopped down the large trees across Burgoyne's path and hampered his march across New York
George Rogers Clark wanted to take Kaskaskia because its location would give the patriots control of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers
George Rogers Clark was never able to capture Fort Detroit
The colonists ability to withstand a frontal assault from the British Army was proved at the Battle of Bunker Hill
General Washington successfully used the tactic of surprise at the battles of Trenton and Princeton
On December 25th 1776 Washington and 2,400 patriot soldiers surprised the enemy at Trenton by crossing the Delaware river at midnight
The second continental congress convened after the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord
Remaining in the colonies became more difficult for loyalists after the Declaration of Independence was signed
On New Year's Eve 1775, the patriots suffered a crushing defeat in Quebec, and lost almost half of of their troops and casualties
The Marquis de Lafayette, a wealthy French aristocrat, fought for patriots in the beginning of 1777
On New Year's Eve 1775, the patriots suffered a crushing defeat in Quebec, and lost almost half of of their troops and casualties
One of the most important American Indians allies for the British was the Mohawk leader Thayendanegea
The patriot assault during the siege of Boston resulted in General Howe's retreat from Boston to Canada
In 1776 the American bavy focused on attacking individual British ships, supply ports and merchant ships
Mary Ludwig Hays earned the nickname "Molly Pitcher" by bringing water to patriot troops
One of the most important American Indians allies for the British was the Mohawk leader Thayendanegea
Officers from the country of Poland aided the patriot cause by donating their army engineering and cavalry skills to the continental army
When King George the third rejected the July 5th, 1775 olive branch petition the declaration of independence was not yet signed
Some colonists objected to the declaration of independence because it failed to gaurantee equal rights to women and slaves
When British primin donating their army engineering and cavalry skills to the continental army
When King George the third rejected the July 5th, 1775 olive branch petition the declaration of independence was not yet signed
Some colonists objected to the declaration of independence because it failed to gaurantee equal rights to women and slaves
When British prime minister Lord North recieved word of Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown, he declared "it's all over"
Thomas Paine reached a wider audience than most other pamphlet writers of his day because he wrote as a common man to common people
News of fighting at Lexington and Concord angered and shockedmany colonists
The British captured the Port City of Savannah with the aid of Qamino Dolley, a slave who showed them a secret trail
The national borders of United States were laid out in The Treaty of Paris of 1783
During the winter of 1777-78 one fourth of Washington's troops died of disease and malnutrition at Valley Forge
General Washington was most impressed by the Marquis de Lafayette passion for the patriot cause
Minutemen Massachusetts militia
Mercenaries hired foreign soldiers
Battle of Trenton December 26, 1776 battle between hessians and patriot forces
Battle of Vincennes resulted in victory for western patriots led by George Rogers Clark
Patriots colonists who chose to fight for independence
loyalists colonists who sided with the british during the revolution
Siege military blockade of a city or fort
Lord Dunmore's Proclomation promised freedom to any slave who fought for the british
Treaty of Paris of 1783 established British recognition of the United States
Redcoats colonists term for British soldiers
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