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Chapter 9 SS review
A chapter about the Revolutionary War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| After Thomas Paine published Common Sense, many colonists urged- | independence from the British. |
| Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence? | John Hancock |
| The size of the states determining the number of votes in congress was not | a part of the Articles of Confederation. |
| People in the thirteen colonies who supported independence were called- | Patriots. |
| Some African Americans fought during the war in order to gain- | freedom. |
| Most Americans on the frontier who took a side in the Revolutionary War supported- | the Patriots. |
| People, such as Quakers, who are against all wars because they believe that fighting for any reason is wrong are known as- | pacifists. |
| Having the best training and most experienced officers | is NOT an accurate description of the Continental army soldiers that George Washington first encountered. |
| What did the victory at Saratoga show the French? | The Americans stood a chance of winning the war. |
| Benedict Arnold was known as a traitor because he- | acted against his country. |
| The approval of the Declaration of Independence | was NOT the final act of the Second Continental Congress. |
| The French and Spanish | both aided the American war effort. |
| When the war was decided at Yorktown | fighting still occurred in places throughout the colonies. |
| The Treaty of Paris | officially named the United States of America as a new country. |
| Women in the colonies | took an active part in the Patriots' war effort. |