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Eberhard Ch. 9
Eberhard; Ch. 9 Winning the Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What group met to decide what to do about the fighting at Lexington and Concord? | the Second Continental Congress |
| What were two outcomes of the Second Continental Congress? | 1. the Continental Army was formed 2. George Washington was made commander-in-chief of the Army |
| What was the name of the army formed by the Second Continental Congress made up of soldiers from all 13 colonies? | the Continental Army |
| Who was the author of "Common Sense?" | Thomas Paine |
| What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that used language easy to understand to convince colonists that independence made sense? | "Common Sense" |
| What three men were delegates to the Continental Congress and also were on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence? | Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson |
| What was the name of a document that explained why the colonies wanted independence? | the Declaration of Independence |
| What colonist was famous in Europe as well as America, having served as a diplomat to Great Britain before returning to help write the Declaration of Independence? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Which delegate to the Continental Congress was strongly in favor of independence and insisted that Jefferson be the one to write the Declaration of Independence? | John Adams |
| Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What does "inalienable rights" mean? | rights that cannot be taken away |
| What does the Declaration of Independence say the purpose of government was? | to protect the rights of people |
| What did the Declaration of Independence say the people had the right to do if the government didn't protect their rights? | abolish that government and form a new one |
| How does the Declaration of Independence end? | It declares the colonists' independence from England. |
| What was the turning point of the war? | the Battle of Saratoga |
| What happened as a result of the Battle of Saratoga? | France decided to become our ally. |
| Who helped convince France to become our ally? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Who helped her husband at Valley Forge? | Martha Washington |
| Who served alongside her husband in battle, bringing water to wounded soldiers and firing her husband's cannon when he fell? | Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley |
| What was Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley's nickname? | Molly Pitcher |
| Who wrote to her husband asking him "don't forget the ladies" in the new republic being created by Congress? | Abigail Adams |
| Why did some African Americans fight for the British? | The British promised them their freedom. |
| What African American was one of the first to die for American freedom at the Boston Massacre? | Crispus Attucks |
| What African American fought at both the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Battle of Saratoga? | Peter Salem |
| Who helped his army cross the frozen Delaware River and defeat the Hessian army at Trenton? | George Washington |
| What was the name of the winter camp in Pennsylvania with few supplies or food? | Valley Forge |
| What country sent ships, soldiers, and money to help the Americans after the Battle of Saratoga? | France |
| What country supported the Patriots because they wanted to trade with them? | the Netherlands |
| Bankers from what country were the first to loan money to America? | the Netherlands |
| What did the British promise the Indians if they would be their allies? | The British would protect the Indian lands. |
| Why did the British bring their army to the South? | The British thought they would have more supporters in the South. |
| Who won the Battle of Charleston? | the British |
| Who won the Battle of Cowpens? | the Americans |
| What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War? | the Battle of Yorktown |
| What country sent a navy that helped blockade the Yorktown harbor? | France |
| What two patriots signed the Treaty of Paris? | Benjamin Franklin and John Adams |
| What did the Treaty of Paris do? | It ended the Revolutionary War. |
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