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Worksheetschapter 7 history study guide questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
what formal peace negotiation ended the war?
declaration of independence
treaty of paris
free from war
war ending negotiation
what did the colonist realize they had to do to win the war
become stronger
get better weapons
work together
get into the British bases and raid their supplies
who was Benedict Arnold?
A British general who was defeated at Yorktown
A US general who lead a surprise attack in the hessians
a French officer
A US general who became at traitor
what German officer lead the Americans to become an elite fighting force? where did he do this?
Baron Von Stuben, valley forge
George Washington, Charles Town
John Paul Jones, Paris
Francis Marion, Valley forge
what general lead a surprise attack against the hessians
John Burgoyne
George Washington
Baron Von Steuben
no one they worked together
how did the treaty of Paris effect Native Americans living there?
they were angry because they were forced to move out of the land that they had claimed first and now the British were calling it the United states of America.
they couldn't care less
they were angry because the british betrayed them and now they had no land
What 2 states passed laws about slavery?
New York, Pennsylvania
Vermont, Georgia
Vermont, Pennsylvania
New York, Massachusets
What advantage did the colonists hold over Britain?
Stronger weapons
Better recourses
Persistence
more people
Who was Lord Cornwallis
German officer who helped train US soldiers
Bitish general who was defeated at Yorktown
us general who lead a surprise attack on the hessians
where did the British want to move the war to? Why?
the north, weaker soldiers
the east, more recourses
the east, land advantage
south, more loyalists
what percentage of the colonist were loyalists?
10%
50%
20-30%
75%
what percent of the colonists were patriots?
40-45%
60%
20%
20-30%
what was the name of the colonial army?
the colonist boys
the colonial army
the continental army
they didn't have a name
What country gave the Americans help?
The British
The Native Americans
The French
Japan
what were winters at Valley Forge like?
great many supplies were there
Horrible, many people died from diseases and starvation they also lacked supplies.
it was rough they had enough recourses but people caught diseases
it was fine nothing happened
What is a privateer?
A ship that blocks British merchant ships
A privately owned ship that is used to attack British merchant ships
a ship that carried supplies.
a sailboat
Was the Battle of Charles Town successful?
Yes the Americans trapped the British on a peninsula forcing them to surrender
no it was the worst defeat of the Americans entire war.
yes but it was a close battle
between what to geographic features is the "frontier"?
Mississippi river and Colorado river
Mississippi river and Appalachian mountains
none
Atlantic coast and Appalachian mountains
what happened at the battle of Yorktown
the Americans defeated the British by working with the French to trap them on a peninsula.
The Americans had the worst defeat in the history
The British were defeated thanks to the strength of the US army
when was the declaration of independence signed?
july 4th, 1667
july 8th, 1766
july 4th, 1766
January 4th, 1900
