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American Revolution
US History Chapter 6 The American Revolution
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| mercenary | Which is a soldier for hire? |
| desert | Which means to abandon your post? |
| inflation | Which is to rise in prices? |
| blockade | What is keeping ships from entering or leaving American harbors |
| siege | Cutting off the British supply and escape routes. |
| ratify | To approve. |
| ambush | Surprise attack. |
| Patriot | What was the name given to Americans who supported independence? |
| John Paul Jones | Which Patriot's famous words were "I have not yet begun to fight"? |
| money | What was the Hessians’ main reason for fighting the war? |
| Deborah Sampson | Who disguised herself as a man in order to fight in the army? |
| freedom | What were enslaved African Americans who fought on the British side were given? |
| Bunker Hill | The battle the Americans lost on Breed's Hill in Charlestown on June 16, 1775. |
| Camden | This victory was important because it solidified Britain's hold on South Carolina, a move made to try to split the American colonies in half. |
| Cowpens | Decisive American victory under Daniel Morgan that turned the tide of the war in the South. |
| The Treaty of Paris | The Americans agreed to allow British merchants to collect debts owed to them in which treaty? |
| divided loyalties | What was one result of the fighting between neighbors and families during the Revolution? |
| Yorktown | The British agreed to recognize America as an independent nation after which victory? |
| Washington | Which man did not represent the Americans at the peace talks in Paris? |
| Nathan Hale | To spy on the British, which Patriot disguised himself as a Dutch schoolteacher? |
| Vincennes | George Rogers Clark forced Henry Hamilton's surrender where? |
| Saratoga | The French announced support for the United States after which American victory? |
| Philadelphia | In 1777, William Howe captured which city, causing Congress to flee? |
| The Swamp Fox | Known for his imaginative war tactics, Francis Marion went by what nickname? |
| Charles Town | What marked the worst American defeat of the war? |
| Washington | When Lafayette arrived in Philadelphia from France, to whom did he offer his services? |
| United States | What nation did Bernardo de Gálvez help during the American Revolution? |
| hanged for treason | How did Nathan Hale die? |
| The Patriots | Who used Guerrilla warfare tactics ? |
| bayonet | What is a blade attached to the end of a rifle? |
| John Burgoyne | Who was the British general who met his end at Saratoga? |
| Thomas Paine | Who inflamed the American population and furthered the Revolutionary cause with his writings? |
| the main port | What was the importance of Charlestown to the Southern Continental Army? |
| George Greenville | Who was the first Lord of the Treasury? |
| Valley Forge | The site of the Patriots winter encampment. |
| Trenton | Where did the Patriots score a victory on Christmas night 1776? |
| Green Mountain Boys | What was the militia group that defeated Burgoyne's troops at Bennington, Vermont? |
| Marquis de Lafayette | a French volunteer soldier who became a trusted aide to General Washington |
| Joseph Brant | He was a Mohawk chief that led a number of attacks against the Patriots in New York and Pennsylvania. |
| Treaty of Paris | The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in this Treaty. |
| The South | Loyalist strength was strongest in what region of the country? |
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