Chapter 6 US History Review

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

Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?

• Philadelphia

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

African American Patriot

• Continental Army

• Friedrich von Steuben

• guerilla warfare

• Lemuel Hayes

• privateers

drilled Patriots at Valley Forge

• Continental Army

• Friedrich von Steuben

• guerilla warfare

• Lemuel Hayes

• privateers

merchant warships

• Continental Army

• Friedrich von Steuben

• guerilla warfare

• Lemuel Hayes

• privateers

Patriot forces

• Continental Army

• Friedrich von Steuben

• guerilla warfare

• Lemuel Hayes

• privateers