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chapter4 studyguide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were Patriots? | American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. |
| Who were Redcoats? | British soldiers who fought against colonists in the American Revolution. |
| who were Loyalists? | Colonists who sided with Britain in the American Revolution. |
| Mercenaries | hired foreign soldiers |
| How did the size of the Continental navy affect its strategy against the British? | The Continental Navy was much smaller, so Patriot leaders chose to attack the British supply base and British supply ships. |
| What did the Second Continental Congress accomplish? | They formed a Continental army and attempted to restore harmony the Olive Branch Petition. |
| Why did a British force march on Concord? | To seize militia weapons stored in Concord. |
| Do you think that most colonists would have supported independence from Britain without Thomas Paine's publication of common sense? | yes-England was unfair no-common sense had a major impact on public opinion. |
| Minutemen | American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice |
| What was the name of the rebel government that organized the American Revolution? | Second Continental Congress |
| What was the name of the American Army? | Continental Army |
| Who won the battle at Bunker Hill? | British |
| Who left with the British army to avoid danger? | Loyalists |
| Where was the British army surrounded and forced to leave the 13 colonies from? | Boston |
| Massachusetts delegate and strong supporter for independence? | John Adams |
| Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Pennsylvania delegate that helped write the Declaration? | Ben Franklin |
| Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress? | John Hancock |
| What two truths does the Declaration of Independence state are self-evident. | -all men are created equal -all men have rights that cannot be taken away |
| What 3 inalienable rights does Jefferson state that all people have? | Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness |
| What did the 55 signers pledge to show their support for the Declaration? | -their lives -their reputations |
| Where did the British Army reenter the colonies for war? | New York |
| Describe what took place at Washington's crossing and the battle of Trenton? | Washington's army planned a surprise attack the Hessians |
| What major southern city was seized by the British? | Savannah,Georgia |
| British general who surrendered at Yorktown ending the major fighting? | General Cornwallis |
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