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chapter six
Question | Answer |
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Why did Washington decide to advance on the British camp at Yorktown? | If his plan had worked he would of been able to trap the british |
Who commanded the British forces at Yorktown, Virginia? | General Charles Cornwallis |
What were three reasons the Americans were successful in their fight? | They had more soldiers in Yorktown, had help from other nations, were able to trap British troops on the peninsula in Yorktown, element of surprise, fought on home turf |
Describe how the French navy helped George Washington at Yorktown. | French navy blocked the harbor to prevent the British from getting reinforcements and from escaping by a sea route |
What influence did the American Revolution have around the world? | Inspired the French Revolution, Haitians were inspired to fight for their freedom as well, St. Dominique also began a revolution |
What might have happened if the French fleet had not arrived in Yorktown? | The British would have been able to escape by sea. British would have gotten reinforcements by sea to aid in the battle as well. |
What song did the British play at the surrender of Yorktown? | “The World Turned Upside Down” was played by the British. |
What song did the Patriots play at the battle? | The French allies played “Yankee Doodle” to celebrate the Patriot victory |
who planned a takeover of yorktown? | george washington |
where was washington originally going to attack? Why didn't he attack there? | New York City. The french fleet back-up never arrived there |
August 1781 | Admiral Francois de Grasse’s fleet was to land along the VA coast near Yorktown |
July 1781 | 1st French fleet that was trapped in Newport, RI would meet Washington’s troops and march south to Yorktown, VA |
September 1781 | the patriots along with their backup won against general cornwallis |
On October 9th | American and French troops bombarded the British |
• On October 19, 1781 | Cornwallis surrendered to the Patriots |
•Who won the battle of yorktown | The Patriots had won the Battle of Yorktown |
• did the fighting continue after the battle of yorktown | Fighting continued after the Battle of Yorktown, but the British realized that the was too costly to continue |
• April 1783 | After a preliminary treaty was ratified in |
, September 3, 1783 | the final Treaty of Paris was signed on |
o Where did the US territory extend to after the war | The US territory extended from the Atlantic Ocean west to the Mississippi River and from Canada in the north to Spanish Florida in the south |
o What did the british give america | The British promised to withdraw all troops and agreed to give Americans the right to fish off the coast of Canada |
o what did the US give british | The US agreed that British merchants could collect on debts owed by the Americans |
o What did the loyalist receive | Property taken from the Loyalists would be returned to them |
Mercenary | |
privateer | |
recruit | |
Tories | |
Blockade | |
ambush | |
guerilla warfare | |
Desert | |
inflation | |
neutral | |
ratify | |
Patrick Henry | |
Molly Pitcher | |
Deborah Sampson | |
Hessians | |
Margaret Corbin | |
Gen. William Howe | |
Nathan Hale | |
Benedict Arnold | |
Gen. Horatio Gates | |
Bernado de Galvez | spanish governor of louisiana |
Marquis Lafayette | aide to washington |
Friedrcih von Steuben | taught discipline to the continental army |
Juan de Miralles | lent money to the patriot cause |
George RogersClarke | |
John Paul Jones | |
Gen. George Cornwallis | |
Francis Marion | |
Nathanel Greene | |
Benjamin Franklin | |
John Adams | |
John Jay | |
· 1776 Thomas Paine writes... | Common Sense |
· 1776 The Continental Army is defeated at | the Battle of Long Island |
· 1776 George Washington leads troops across | the Delaware River to surprise the British at Trenton on Christmas night |
· 1777 The Patriots defeat the British at | Saratoga, New York |
· 1777 The British capture | Philadelphia |
· 1778 France provides the Patriots with | money to help support the war effort |
· 1778 France also provides | troops and equipment |
· 1778 The Continental Army suffers from the lack of | supplies at Valley Forge |
· 1778 George Rogers Clarke captures | Vincennes |
· 1779 John Paul Jones forces the surrender of the British warship | Serapis |
· 1779 Spain declares war on | Great Britain |
· 1780 The British capture | Charles Town and take thousands of prisoners |
· when do the french troops arrive in the colonies | 1780 |
· when was the battle of yorktown won | 1781 |
· Patriots defeat British at Cowpens | 1781 |
· General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown | 1781 |
1783 | treaty of paris signed |
· Why did the British think their military forces were superior to the American Patriots? | |
· Why did Loyalists support Britain? | they wanted to keep their jobs |
· How did Thomas Paine help the American Patriots during the Revolutionary War? | he wrote a pamphlet called common sense which showed people what the british were doing to america |
· What European nations fought with the Americans against the British? | French and Spain |
· What were some of the problems the troops faced during the winter at Valley Forge? | starvation, lack of clothes, desertion |
· Why did Native Americans give their support to the Loyalists and the British? | they believed the loyalist were less of a threat then the patriots |
· What fighting method did the Americans use to keep the British from taking the Southern Colonies? | guerilla warfare |
· Which battle convinced the British that fighting the Americans was too costly? | yorktown |
· Why was fighting on their own land an advantage for the Patriots? | they knew the terrain and it was easier to get recruits and supplies |
· What were the advantages and disadvantages of the Patriots, of the British? | patriots- on own land, not that many supplies |
· How did women help in the war effort? | they took care of the homes, were nurses, and brought water to the men on the battlefield |
· Why was it easier for the British to capture American cities than to take over the American countryside? | |
· How did the British navy use the location of the colonies to their advantage? | |
· Why didn’t the French publicly support the Patriots until after the Battle of Saratoga? | the french were not sure if the patriots were strong enough to fully support until after they won the battle at Saratoga |