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American Revolution
Ch. 5-6 Review Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who led his troops crossed the Delaware River and drove the enemy from Philadelphia. | George Washington |
| In the early years of the war, the size of the __________________________ dwindled largely because soldiers left as their year of service was completed. | Continental Army |
| Colonists who sided with Britain and did not support Independence. | Loyalists. |
| Colonists who supported independence from Britain. | Patriots. |
| What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence? | To explain why the colonists chose to form a new government. |
| What did most Continental Army soldiers do after their year of service had expired? | Returned home; left the war. |
| Why did the British focus their efforts on the Southern colonies? | There was a larger concentration of Loyalists there. |
| Who was largely responsible for encouraging Spain, Cuba and Mexico to send financial support to the Patriot side? | Juan de Miralles |
| Why was financing the war difficult for the colonists? | Congress had no power to raise money through collecting taxes. |
| Who was a major trusted military aid to Washington (he refused to accept pay)? | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Why were some militias known as minutemen? | They could be ready to fight in a minute's notice. |
| Which act allowed the colonists to pay lower taxes on molasses? | Sugar Act |
| Goods being imported into the colonies were taxed by which act? | Townshend Acts |
| What did the colonists refer to the Coercive Acts as? | The Intolerable Acts |
| Which group did the colonies organize to fight against Great Britain? | Continental Army |
| What was the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control? | Continental Congress |
| What was Thomas Paine’s opinion about the colonies and Great Britain? | The colonies should break from British rule. |
| Why were colonists angry after the Tea Act? | They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy. |
| Where did many colonists believe that fighting with the British would first break out? | New England |
| The man who turned the ragged Continental Army into a more efficient fighting force was | Friedrich von Steuben |
| George Washington's greatest challenge at Valley Forge was keeping | his army together. |
| The nation that made an alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778 was | France. |
| Supplies and reinforcements could not reach American harbors because of | blockades. |
| A merchant ship that is privately owned and armed with weapons is called a | privateer. |
| Which foreign troops helped defeat British forces at Yorktown? | French. |
| The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in the | Treaty of Paris. |
| When Congress refused to pay soldiers who had won the American Revolution, conflict between the soldiers and Congress was resolved by | General George Washington |
| After the war, George Washington | returned to Mount Vernon. |
| At which battle did Cornwallis surrender? | Battle of Yorktown |
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