Chapter 6 Review

Which country had the best Navy in the world at the start of the Revolution?

• France

• Spain

• England

• America

The army of the Thirteen Colonies in the Revolutionary-era United States

• Red Coats

• Continental Army

• minutemen

• British Army

Which was an advantage of the Americans at the start of the war?

• Congress

• their navy

• home field advantage

• more people

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the King and the British (England's) cause.

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Englishman

• Traitor

The Battle of __________ was the “turning point” of the Revolutionary War as the greatest victory for the American forces.

• Valley Forge

• Lexington

• Concord

• Saratoga

What effect did the battles of Trenton and Princeton have on the colonists?

• They Americans won and it boosted morale

• The Americans lost and many soldiers deserted

• The Americans won, but they lost many soldiers

The _____________ were patriots who said they could be ready to fight at a minute's notice.

• Colonists

• Loyalists

• Soldiers

• Minutemen

To refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

• siege

• prohibit

• boycott

• traitor

A colonist who favored independence from Great Britain and war against Britain

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Ally

• War Hawk

Why did the British put a tax on paper materials in the colonies? (The Stamp Act)

• The British did not like the colonists

• The British would use that money to buy weapons

• King George needed money to pay the soldiers

• The British were in debt because of the French/Indian war