Ch. 6 Test

The American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in July 1775.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

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

• 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

Patriot forces

• Continental Army

• Friedrich von Steuben

• guerilla warfare

• Lemuel Hayes

African American Patriot

• Lemuel Hayes

• Friedrich von Steuben

• Continental Army

• guerilla warfare

drilled Patriots at Valley Forge

• Friedrich von Steuben

• Lemuel Hayes

merchant warships

• guerilla warfare

• privateers

• Continental Army

hit-and-run war technique

• privateers

• guerilla warfare

• Friedrich von Steuben