US History
Fort Burrows
Chapter 6 Review
Olive Branch Petition -
Green Mountain Boys -
Continental Army -
Patriot -
Loyalist -
Battle of Bunker Hill -
blockade -
mercenaries -
Common Sense –
radical –
traitor –
Declaration of Independence –
preamble –
natural rights –
Battle of Long Island -
Battle of Trenton -
Battle of Saratoga -
ally -
cavalry -
Valley Forge -
Battle of Cowpens –
guerrilla –
siege –
Battle of Yorktown –
Treaty of Paris –
ratify –
salutary neglect –
1. What year did the British surrender at Yorktown ?
2. The most important result of the Battle of Saratoga was that…
3. Make a list describing Thomas Paine…
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4. Benjamin Franklin convinced which country to lend military support to GW ?
5. What is ‘patriot’…
6. Define ‘unalienable right’… ( also natural right or moral right )
7. Why do you think the Bonhomme Richard was victorious over the Serapis ?
8. What was an important effect of Common Sense ?
9. What was the name of the winter camp for Washington’s Continental Army ?
10. How were the British defeated by the Americans and French at the Battle of Yorktown ?
11. List three (3) terms of the Treaty of Paris between the U.S. and Britain.
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12. What step did Congress take to try to achieve peace with Britain ?
13. Name three (3) factors that helped the Americans win the war against Britain ?
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14. List three (3) advantages the patriots had over the British when they entered the War ?
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15. List three (3) advantages the British had over the Patriots when they entered the War ?
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16. Who was given ‘credit’ as the writer of the Declaration of Independence ?
17. What two (2) final steps did Congress take to declare independence ?
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18. What battles were fought in New York and New Jersey ?
New York -
New Jersey -
19. Make a list of things that Ethan Allen is known for…
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20. What are the three (3) main ideas of the Declaration of Independence ?
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21. Find three (3) reasons why the Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the war.
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22. What three (3) choices did the African Americans have during the American Revolution ?
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23. Who said this famous historical quote ?
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” ?
24. List the ‘correct order’ of the following battles in the Revolutionary War…
Saratoga – Yorktown – Bunker Hill
1st - Turning Point - Final -
25. List some of the roles women played in the war…
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26. Which fort did the ‘Green Mountain Boys’ attack to get valuable gunpowder and cannons ?
Complete the Important ‘Event’ with the correct ‘Description’…
27. first permanent English settlement
28. agreement by Pilgrims for ruling Plymouth to ensure the general good of colony
29. British document that stated citizens have basic rights and monarchs have to obey the law
30. plan of government in Puritan colony which expanded idea of representative government
31. marked the beginning of representative government in the English colonies
32. Put the list below in correct chronological order... Add the Year.
English Bill of Rights Fundamental Orders of Connecticut House of Burgesses
Magna Carta Massachusetts Bay Colony Proclamation Line
Mayflower Compact Battle of Bunker Hill Declaration of Independence Lexington and Concord Jamestown, Virginia League of Iroquois
Event Year
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33. Which colonies’ economy was based on rice, indigo and tobacco plantations ?
34. Which colonies’ economy was based on farming, ranching and skilled artisans/crafts ?
35. Which colonies’ economy was based on whaling, shipbuilding and sawmill ports ?
NO ESSAY THIS CHAPTER …
5 of Chapter 6 Review