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Ch. 9 SS Test
Ch. 9 SS Test (Revolutionary War)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Declaration of Independence called for | the right to life and liberty, which led some people to believe that slavery should stop |
| What effect did the land policies have on the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory? | They were pushed off their lands by American settlers, and even though some fought back or signed treaty agreements to keep their land, the American government usually broke those treaties |
| What location made it easy for French and American troops to circle the British? | Yorktown |
| How did the French support the colonies | by providing troops, officers, and ships, which went a long way in helping the colonists defeat the British at Yorktown |
| How did women contribute during the war effort? | women stayed home, tended to the farms while their husbands fought, they raised money for the war, and sometimes even fought in battle (usually by bringing water and supplies to troops.) They also wrote about the Revolution at home and spread the word |
| The Treaty of Paris | officially ended the Revolutionary War |
| The British hoped to finally defeat the colonists in | the Southern Colonies |
| What country gave their support to the colonists during the Revolutionary War | France |
| Many Native American groups | remained neutral, some chose a side |
| Many enslaved Africans fought in the war because | they were promised their freedom in return |
| British blockades at American ports caused | shortages of goods for American colonists |
| Patriots | Colonists who wanted independence from Britain |
| Loyalists | Colonists who were still loyal to Britain and did not want independence |
| An ordinance is | a set of laws |
| A turning point is | an event that caused an important change |
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