8th Chapter 4 Test

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True or False - The British defeated the Patriots at the Battle of Long Island in 1775.

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False - the Battle of Long Island was in 1776

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True or False - British advantages during the war included a stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population.

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True

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True or False - At least one half of all American colonists were Tories

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False, it was one third

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True or False - Most of the soldiers in the Continental Army signed up for the duration of the war

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False, they signed up for one year

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True or False, Nathan Hale was a Patriot soldier who became a traitor and spied for the British

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False, he was an American soldier who spied on the British

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Match the term: The Patriot forces were also known as

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The Continental Army

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Match the Term: This was an African American Patriot

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Peter Salem

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Match the term: This person trained Patriots at Valley Forge

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Friedrich von Steuben

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Another word for the merchant warships

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Privateers

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A term that means "hit-and-run war technique"

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guerilla warfare