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8 Soc Studies Ch 6

The American Revolution - 2018

QuestionAnswer
Patriot Forces Continental Army
Famous American Traitor Benedict Arnold
merchant warships Privateers
He drilled Patriots at Valley Forge Friedrich von Steuben
First American Ambassador to France Benjamin Franklin
To approve officially ratify
A surprise attack ambush
Leader of the Continental Army George Washington
September 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris
British commander at Yorktown Charles Cornwallis
Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or... Tories
Where did he Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering? Valley Forge
When Congress refused to pay soldiers who had won the American Revolution, conflict between the soldiers and Congress was resolved by... George Washington
Due to George Washinton's strategy, Charles Cornwallis was defeated at the... Battle of Yorktown
Supplies and reinforcements could not reach American harbors because of... a blockade
The nation that made an alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778 was... France.
Which problem caused Congress to stop issuing paper money? inflation
Few patriots believed _______ when he stated, "We shall have a long and bloody war to go through." John Adams
The volunteer from France who became Washington's trusted aide was... Marquis de Lafayette
Loyalist strength was strongest in... the Carolinas and Georgia.
By the end of the war, African Americans were enlisted in every state except... South Carolina
The American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in July _____ 1776
British advantages during the war included... a stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population
The war was a hardship not only for the soldiers who fought, but also for... the people back home
During the harsh winter of 1778, the Continental Army endured terrible conditions in... Valley Forge
At the Battle of Saratoga, __________ surrounded British troops and forced British General John Burgoyne to surrender. American forces
Some African Americans took up arms to fight for the _______ in the American Revolution. Patriots
________ was a Patriot soldier who became a traitor and spied for the British. Benedict Arnold
Most of the soldiers in the Continental Army signed up for ... three months at a time.
At least _______ of all American colonists were Tories. 1/5
_________ were often shunned, or ignored, by their neighbors who supported the revolution. Loyalists
What were the Patriot advantages at the beginning of the war? fighting for their independence; home-front advantage; better leaders
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