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CH.7 test: S.S
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what were privateers? Who did they attack during the war? | A privately owned american ship that had been granted permission by the wartime government to attack British merchant supply ships. |
| what was the continental army? what type of soldiers made up the continental army at the beginning of the war? | part-time fighters who were untrained and undisciplined at the start of the revolutionary war |
| What rights did the new state constitution address after the close of the revolutionary war? | new rights and liberties for individuals |
| The last major battle of war happened where? what happened? | Yorktown a peninsula)... the american and french surrounded the British 8,000 troops surrendered |
| who was the american naval officer who defeated the British warships serapis? | John Paul Jones |
| what was the Treaty of Paris? | the treaty that officially ended the war |
| where did Francis Marion lead attacks against the British and supply lines? | francis marion and the guerilla fighters lead attacks against the british in the south |
| Who were the 3 generals who were suppose to meet in Albany, New York? What did they want to accomplish | John Burgoyne, Barry St. Leger, General Howe. They wanted to cut off new england from the rest of the colonies |
| who were the hessian mercenaries? | soldiers from hesse, germany who were hired and paid to fight for the british |
| What did Lafayette volunteer to do? | He volunteered to serve in washingtons army |
| Who commanded the continental army? | george washington |
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