US History Chapter 6

British advantages during the war included a stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population

• True

• False

After the war, George Washington

• became a senator

• moved to New York

• ran for political office

• returned to Mount Vernon

The nation that made an alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778 was

• Canada

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

At least one-half of all American colonists were Tories.

• True

• False

Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists.

• True

• False

Most of the soldiers in the Continental Army signed up for the duration of the war.

• True

• False

Nathan Hale was a Patriot soldier who became a traitor and spied for the British.

• True

• False

The first state to have an all-African American regiment was

• Georgia

• Rhode Island

• New York

• South Carolina

By the end of the war, African Americans were enlisted in every state except

• Georgia

• Maryland

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

The colonists had a large, well-trained army compared to the British.

• True

• False