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Ch. 6 Study Guide

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The British promised to withdraw all troops from American territory in the

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of America

c)

Treaty of Great Britain

d)

Treaty of the Patriots

2.

On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Germantown

c)

Trenton

d)

Saratoga

3.

________ of Massachusetts disguised herself as a boy and enlisted in the army.

a)

Molly Pitcher

b)

Rosy Riveter

c)

Deborah Sampson

d)

Margaret Corbin

4.

On February 1778, the ________ and the Americans worked out a trade agreement and an alliance.

a)

British

b)

Indians

c)

Spanish

d)

French

5.

Loyalist strength was strongest in

a)

New England

b)

the Carolina's and Georgia

c)

the Ohio River valley

d)

New York

6.

British general William Howe's Winter camp was in

a)

Washington D. C.

b)

Boston

c)

Philadephia

d)

Valley Forge

7.

Which man did not represent the Americans at the peace talks in Paris?

a)

John Jay

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

8.

King George III agreed to give the Americans their freedom after the victory at

a)

Vincennes

b)

Saratoga

c)

New York

d)

Yorktown

9.

Enslaved Africans who fought on the _______ side were given freedom.

a)

Hessians

b)

French

c)

Americans

d)

British

10.

The hit-and-run technique of fighting, which caught the British off guard, is called

a)

Hit-And-Run Warfare

b)

Guerrilla Warfare

c)

Ghost Warfare

d)

Sniper Warfare

11.

To spy on the British, which Patriot disguised himself as a teacher?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Peter Salem

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Nathan Hale

12.

People taking neither side in the war was said to be

a)

Neutral

b)

Tories

c)

Americans

d)

Clueless

13.

What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?

a)

Separatists

b)

Patriots

c)

Loyalists

d)

Tories

14.

The ________ sent troops that helped defeat the British at Yorktown.

a)

Tories

b)

Hessians

c)

British

d)

French

15.

The British army was commanded by ________ and was camped in Yorktown.

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

William Howe

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

Charles Cornwallis

16.

Which Patriot's famous words were "I have not yet begun to fight"?

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Paine

17.

George Washington's greatest challenge at _______ was keeping his army together.

a)

Yorktown

b)

Savannah

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Charleston

18.

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

a)

Georgia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Maryland

d)

South Carolina

19.

An essay writer named Judith Sergeant Murray argued for ______ education.

a)

Women's

b)

Children's

c)

Slave's

d)

Indian's

20.

Due to George Washington's strategy, Cornwallis was defeated at the Battle of _________. This convinced the British that the war was too difficult and costly to pursue.

a)

Yorktown

b)

Charleston

c)

Trenton

d)

Saratoga

21.

Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or

a)

Separatists

b)

Britain's Fools

c)

Tories

d)

Patriots

22.

The Hessian main goal for winning the war was

a)

money

b)

citizenship

c)

freedom

d)

land

23.

Inflation was the problem that caused Congress to stop issuing paper money.

a)

Spending

b)

National Debt

c)

Saving

d)

Inflation

24.

In 1780, where did the Patriots suffer their worst defeat of the war?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Kings Mountain

c)

Charles Town

d)

Trenton

25.

The final Treaty of _______ was signed on September 3, 1783. Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation.

a)

Britain

b)

Boston

c)

Paris

d)

London

26.

After the war, George Washington

a)

moved to New York

b)

became a senator

c)

returned to Mount Vernon

d)

ran for political office

27.

Francis Marion, was known as the __________.

a)

Swamp Fox

b)

Swamp Ghost

c)

Ghost Fox

d)

Land Fox

28.

The _______ aided the Patriots by attacking the British in the Mississippi Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico.

a)

Hessians

b)

Spanish

c)

Indians

d)

Tories

29.

William Howe planned to capture the American capital, which was located in

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York City

d)

Washington, D.C.

30.

On October 17, 1777, General _______ surrendered at Saratoga.

a)

Howe

b)

Cornwallis

c)

Washington

d)

Burgoyne

31.

_______ turned the ragged Continental Army into a more effective fighting force.

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

Friedrich von Steuben

32.

In March 1781 Nathaniel Greene's forces met Charles Cornwallis's army at?

a)

Charleston

b)

Yorktown

c)

Guilford Courthouse

d)

Cowpens

33.

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

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Philadelphia

34.

_________ made clothes for the troops and cared for the sick at Valley Forge.

a)

Molly Pitcher

b)

Deborah Sampson

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Martha Washington

35.

________ was the first to have an all-African American regiment in 1778.

a)

South Carolina

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Kentucky

36.

The French nobleman who became Washington's trusted aide was

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Francis Marion

d)

the Marquis de Lafayette

37.

In September 1780, at the Battle at _________, The Patriots won the battle and forced the British retreat.

a)

Kings Mountain

b)

Yorktown

c)

Concord

d)

Cowpens

38.

The _________ blockade prevented supplies and reinforcements from reading the Continental Army.

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Hessian

d)

Spanish

39.

Privateers were privately owned merchant ships equipped with _________.

a)

Food

b)

Supplies

c)

Weapons

d)

Money

40.

Loyalist strength was weakest in

a)

Georgia

b)

the South

c)

New York

d)

New England

41.

"These are the times that try men's souls," was written by

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

William Franklin

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Paine

42.

On December 4, ________ said farewell to his officers at Fraunces' Tavern in Manhattan.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

43.

Many ________, were treated badly and fled the American colonies to England during the Revolutionary War.

a)

Spanish

b)

Indians

c)

Slaves

d)

Loyalists

44.

George Rogers Clark forced Henry Hamilton's surrender at

a)

Fort Detroit

b)

Vincennes

c)

Fort Miami

d)

Saratoga

45.

The French announced support for the United States after the American victory at

a)

Saratoga

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Boston

d)

Philadelphia