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2NW Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The document that officially separated the colonies from British rule | The Declaration of Independence |
| Signed by the “Founding Fathers” of the U.S. | The Declaration of Independence |
| overthrowing one government and replacing it with another | Revolution |
| a soldier hired to fight for a foreign army | Mercenary |
| militia groups that were trained to respond “at a minute’s note” to fight | Minutemen |
| a formal agreement between two or more nations that could end a war | Treaty |
| Had thousands MORE soldiers who were better trained | British Army & Navy |
| Had 470 warships that controlled the seas | British Army & Navy |
| Had money to pay for their soldiers, supplies, and weapons | British Army & Navy |
| Had German mercenaries fighting for them | British Army & Navy |
| Had many Native Americans fighting for them because they thought they were protecting their land from the colonists settling on it | British Army & Navy |
| Had many slaves fighting for them because they promised them their freedom if they won | British Army & Navy |
| Had Loyalist colonists fighting for them because they did not want independence | British Army & Navy |
| Had thousands LESS soldiers who were untrained | Continental Army & Navy |
| Had a few trade and shipping boats with a few cannons for their “navy” | Continental Army & Navy |
| Did not have money to pay for their soldiers, supplies, and weapons | Continental Army & Navy |
| The British were far from home and it took 6 months for them to get supplies and more soldiers on the boat trip across the ocean. | Reasons the Continental Army Won |
| The Continental army was helped by allies from other countries who supplied them with soldiers and warships. | Reasons the Continental Army Won |
| They used new strategies to fight the war that the British were not used to, like surprise attacks and sharpshooters hidden in the woods that shot soldiers one-by-one. | Reasons the Continental Army Won |
| They were more motivated to win because they were fighting for their freedom/independence and their futures. | Reasons the Continental Army Won |
| a bitterly cold winter | The Winter at Valley Forge |
| the Continental army was tired and starving, had a low supply of food | The Winter at Valley Forge |
| they did not have warm clothing | The Winter at Valley Forge |
| many did not even have shoes | The Winter at Valley Forge |
| 3,000 men died from cold and sickness | The Winter at Valley Forge |
| Who won the war | The Colonists / Continental army |
| The war ended with the | Treaty of Paris |
| was an agreement in which the British gave the US land and agreed to the colonies being an independent nation – no longer a part of Great Britain. | The Treaty of Paris |
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