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US History Chapter 6
US History Chapter 6 Bob Jones
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where was the headquarters of the American armyin the winter of 1777-78 where many suffered but endured? | Valley Forge |
| Who was the author of Common Sense? | Thomas Paine |
| What treaty officially ended the War for Independence | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| What term refers to professional, full-time soldiers? | regulars |
| What is the name for German mercenaries that the British hired to fight the colonists? | Hessians |
| What term describes the colonial supporters of the british during the War for Independence? | Loyalists or Torries |
| What did the Patriots call the Prliament's four acts intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party? | Intolerable Acts |
| Men who volunteered to fight and were not professionally trained for war | militia |
| What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition? | It was an attempt to establish peaceful support for the King in exchange for fair representation- not to declare independence. |
| Even though the English won the Battle of Bunker Hill, what was their significant loss? | They suffered many more casualties (deaths) than the Americans. |
| Was there more support for the Revolution or against it? | It was most likely pretty even, but even historians aren't sure of the true percentage of support. |
| Who suffered more losses during the battles of Lexington and Concord, the British or the Americans? | British |
| Did the Battle of Bunker Hill occur before or after the Declaration of Independence was signed? | Before |
| Why was the First Continental Congress convened? | They adopted a Declaration of American Rights that stated that the colonies must be self-governing. |
| Military genius known as the "Fighting Quaker" | Nathaniel Greene |
| German drillmaster for the Continental Army | Baron Friedrick von Steuben |
| Earned the nickname "Swamp Fox" as the leader of a small band of South Carolinians | Francis Marion |
| American leader in the war in the West | George Rogers Clark |
| French aristocrat who became a leader in the colonial army | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Victorious on Long Island, Manhattan Island, and the mainland after replacing General Thomas Gage | William Howe |
| British commander defeated in Yorktown | Charles Cornwallis |
| Appointed commander in chief at the Second Continental Congress | George Washington |
| Drafted most of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Led a team of men to bring artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston | Henry Knox |
| What did Common Sense advocate? | Independence from Britian |
| Why was the Saratoga Campaign was an important victory for the Patriots? | It brought France into the war. |
| Who said, "I have not yet begun to fight!" | Captain John Paul Jones |
| What battle helped to raise American morale a few months after the defeat in the Battle of Long Island? | Battle at Trenton |
| Why did Washington attempt to defend New York City? | Giving up the city without a fight would damage support for the war |
| What act of treason did Benedict Arnold agree to perform? | To hand over a fort he was in charge of to the British |
| Where did the Americans suffer their greatest defeat, losing an entire army? | Charleston |
| What sparked the Coersive Acts (Intolerable Acts)? | The Boston Tea Party |
| What was the main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence? | To provide news about British threats to liberty throught the colonies |
| Which of these acts of the Continental Congress occurred last? Declaration of American Rights, Declaration of Independence, appointment of a commander in chief, or Olive Branch Petition? | Declaration of Independence |
| What was the response to the Gaspee incident that angered the colonists? | establishing a British commission to investigate |
| How did the "Swamp Fox" help the war effort? | He launced Geurilla raids on supplies |
| Where was the "shot heard round the world" fired? | Concord |
| Who won the Battle of Kings Mountain? | Americans |
| What was the main reason the British divided their forces during 1777? | They wanted to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies. |
| How did Americans manage to corner the British at Yorktown? | They defeated Cornwallis by using a multi-pronged attack. Three American armies surrounded Cornwallis at Yorktown, one led by Washington, one led by LaFayette, and one led by Nathanael Greene. A French naval force defeated them at the only other option. |
| Why did colonists fear the Quebec Act? | It made Roman Catholicism the official religion of Quebec and extended the territories south to the Ohio River. Colonists feared it would limit their freedoms in the future and allow Parliament to establish Anglicanism as the state religion in America. |
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