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Empresa 5 Unit 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a turning point? | a time when important changes occur |
| Surrounding a place by an army in order to capture it is called a... | siege |
| A turning point in the Revolutionary War occured when American forces captured more than 5,000 British troops near Saratoga, New York during this important battle? | Battle of Saratoga |
| In August 1776 British troops attacked New York City and forced American troops to retreat during this battle. | Battle of New York City |
| A representative sent by one government to another is called an | Ambassador |
| Congress sent ambassadors to European nations to ask for... | their support in the war against Britain |
| Benjamin Franklin an Ambassador to France, negociated with France for these 3 things... | money, supplies and troops |
| A person who works for change is called an... | Activist |
| Who wrote popular poems and plays that made fun of British laws that she opposed? | Mercy Otis Warren |
| What was the name of the African American writer who wrote a poem to George Washington in support of the revolution? | Phillis Wheatly |
| This woman supported the revolution by voicing her opinions in letters to her husband John. | Abigail Adams |
| While the men went off to fight the war, women helped fill their husbands role in this... | the economy |
| Who fought alongside men during the American Revolution and became known as Molly Pitcher? | Mary Ludwig Hays |
| What is an increase in prices called? | Inflation |
| A person who charges unfairly high prices for goods is called a... | Profiteer |
| Name 3 ways colonists tried to pay for the war? | with large loans from European countries and by printing and spending paper money known as Continentals |
| To make up for the loss of value of the Continentals people began to ask for more money in exchange for goods. This led to... | Inflation |
| As supplies decreased and prices increased people began to gather goods for ones future use. This is called... | Hoarding |
| What is a written plan of government called? | Constitution |
| How did states guarentee their basic rights? | by ratifying their own Constitutions |
| What does ratify mean? | to approve officially |
| What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set up? | rules for governing new lands |
| What did the North West Ordinance divide? | It divided the area north of the Ohio River into territories that were run by appointed officials. |
| When could a territory apply for statehood? | When the population reached 60,000 it could write its own constitution and apply for statehood. |
| What did abolutionists believe? | That everyone should be treated fairly and that enslaved African Americans should be frred. |
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