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Study Guide - Unit 5 – The Revolutionary War

KNOW ALL VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

Americans and the Revolution (pgs. 338-343)

  1. What personal hardships did Americans suffer during the Revolutionary War?
  2. What economic hardships did Americans suffer during the Revolutionary War?
  3. What new roles did women take on during the War?
  4. How did war affect African Americans?
  5. How did the war affect Native Americans?

Fighting for Independence (pgs. 346-352)

  1. What were the strengths of the Continental Army?
  2. What were the strengths of the British Army?
  3. What river did Washington cross on Christmas 1776?
  4. What group did Washington attack in Trenton?
  5. What was Britain’s new campaign in 1777?
  6. What battle was an important turning point in the Revolutionary War?
  7. Why was Saratoga a turning point in the Revolutionary War?
  8. Where did the Continental Army spend the winter of 1777 - 1778?
  9. What were the conditions at Valley Forge?
  10. How was the Continental Army different when it left Valley Forge?
  11. Who negotiated with the French for help?
  12. What other countries contributed to the war?
  13. What help did those countries give?

Winning Independence (pgs. 356-361)

  1. Why did the British move the war to the South?
  2. Where did the British lose many battles?
  3. What was the first city the British captured in the South?
  4. Why did Benedict Arnold become a traitor?
  5. Who was the leader of the Continental Army in the South?
  6. What battle in South Carolina was a major victory for the American Army?
  7. Why couldn’t the British win the Revolutionary War?
  8. Where did Cornwallis set up headquarters in the summer of 1781?
  9. Why was Yorktown a good choice?A bad choice?
  10. What was the French and American plan at Yorktown?
  11. What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
  12. Why did the Americans and British meet in Paris?
  13. What officially ended the Revolutionary War?
  14. What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
  15. What did Washington do after the Revolutionary War?

Effects of the War (pgs. 364-367)

  1. What state’s constitution did many other states base their constitutions?
  2. What rights were included in Virginia’s constitution?
  3. What rights did women not receive?
  4. How did many constitutions treat African Americans?
  5. What group started the first abolitionist movement?
  6. Where was slavery abolished?
  7. How did Congress pay veterans?
  8. Which new states came from the area south of the Ohio River?
  9. What was the Northwest Territory?
  10. What did the ordinance of 1785 explain?
  11. What was the Northwest Ordinance?

People to Know

Martha Washington

Sybil Ludington

Marquis de Lafayette

Benedict Arnold

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

John Paul Jones

Nathan Hale

Nathanael Greene

Charles Cornwallis

Essay Questions - Choose 2

  1. How did the Revolutionary War affect people’s lives?
  1. What were the most important differences between the British Army and the Continental Army? (include why you think these are important differences)
  1. Answer one of the following:
  2. Why was the Battle of Trenton important? (include a description of the battle)
  3. Why was the Battle of Saratoga important? (include a description of the battle)
  4. What was the importance of Valley Forge?
  1. How did the Americans win the Revolutionary War? (include a description of the events leading up to the final battle)