Social Studies Review - Chapter 9

A colonist who supported independence

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• veteran

• traitor

A Loyalist was a colonist who was loyal to the _______.

What are mercenaries?

• shipbuilders

• cowboys

• hired soldiers

• farmers

What is a set of laws called?

• ostrich

• ordinance

• orthopedic

• octagon

A person who served in the military is called a _____.

• abolitionist

• civilian

• neutral

• veteran

Which of these people helped the American army? Select all that apply.

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Charles Cornwallis

• Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

• Pocahontas

Which person betrayed the Americans by becoming a leader in the British army?

• George Washington

• James Armistead

• Crispus Attucks

• Benedict Arnold

Check everything that happened at the Battle of Saratoga.

• American army surrounded British army

• Happened in 1777

• Hessians surrendered to the Americans

• Two battles that took place over three weeks

Which battle did General Cornwallis and the British army surrender in 1781?

• Victory at Yorktown

• Treaty of Paris

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of the Bands

Check everything that the Treaty of Paris did for America.

• ended the war

• named the United States a new nation

• set the borders for the United States

• gave Mexico land