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Ch 6 American Rev
Spalding Academy 7th/8th 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies | militia |
| Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice | minutemen |
| To leave without permission | desert |
| Name for the Germans soldiers hired by the British to fight against the Americans | Hessians |
| Paid soldier who serves in the army of a foreign country | mercenary |
| A hit-and-run technique use in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes | guerrilla warfare |
| Armed private ship | privateers |
| Cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country's ports | blockade |
| To give official approval to | ratify |
| A surprise attack | ambush |
| Nickname for Francis Marion referring to his military tactics in South Carolina | “Swamp Fox” |
| Name 2 advantages of the British | well-trained/supplied army and navy, lots of resource, strong central gov’t |
| Name 2 advantages of the Americans | fighting on home ground, fighting for rights/freedoms, French and Spanish alliance |
| Name 2 disadvantages of the British | Fighting in unfamiliar land, fighting away from Britain, little support at home |
| Names to disadvantages of the Americans | untrained soldiers, small army, food/ammo shortages, week/divided central gov’t |
| Name the commander of the American army | George Washington |
| Commander of the British army | Thomas Gage |
| Famous American naval officer | John Paul Jones |
| Major American officer of the Western theater of combat | General George Rogers Clark |
| Name for the colonists who did NOT want independence from Great Britain and supported the British during the Revolutionary War. | Loyalist |
| Name for the colonists who supported the fight for independence. | Patriots |
| Battle that ended the American Revolution | Battle of Yorktown |
| Name of the peace treaty with Great Britain that ended the war | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| Who said the following quote, “I have not yet begun to fight!”? | John Paul Jones |
| Who said the following quote, “Give me liberty or give me death!”? | Patrick Henry |
| Why was the Battle of Saratoga so important? | Boosted American spirits, France/Spain now support US, British realize war won’t be short |
| Name two reasons why the French and Spanish wanted to join the Americans in the Revolutionary War. | Hate the British, believe in the idea of liberty and equality |
| Name 3 provisions of the peace treaty for the Americans | Recognized as a country, British troops to leave, US can fish off the coast of Canada |
| Name 2 provisions of the peace treaty for the British | Americans to pay debts owed to Loyalists, Loyalist property to be returned |
| Which American advantage was the most important that allowed them to win the war? Why? | (see pg 187) |
| Describe 2 major outcomes of the American Revolution. | Provoked the French Revolution in 1789, 1791 Haiti fights for/wins independence |
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