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US History Review Questions-Chapter 7-American Revolutionary War
Instructions: Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability from Chapter 7-The American Revolution. You may use Chapter 7 in your textbooks and your Unit V-American Revolution Packets to assist you in answering the questions. The material will appear on the Unit V-American Revolution Assessment. Please answer the questions in complete sentences in order to receive full-credit. You may use a separate sheet of paper if necessary. Good Luck!!
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1. How were the Americans divided over the issue of separating from Great Britain?
2. Why was it difficult for George Washington to form and keep a large army?
3. How did the Battle of Saratoga mark a turning point in the war?
4. How did the British and American strategies differ during the early years of the war?
5. What role did Benjamin Franklin play in helping the American Revolution?
6. How did European officers such as Lafayette aid America in the Revolutionary War?
7. What was John Paul Jones’ major contribution during the war, and why was it important?
8. Why do you think George Rogers Clark thought the frontier was important to defend?
9. Why did the fighting between Patriots and Loyalists in the South turn vicious?
10. What type of warfare did Francis Marion and his men employ?
11. How did Gates’ errors in leadership contribute to the American loss at the Battle of Camden?
12. How did each of the following help bring about the British defeat at the Battle of Yorktown?
a. the location chosen by Cornwallis
b. the French Fleet
c. the French troops under General Rochambeau
d. Washington’s planning
13. What advantages helped the Americans win the American Revolution?
14. How did the end of the war affect the Loyalists?
15. What were the economic costs of the war to individuals and to the government?
16. How did Republicanism shape the United States after the war?
17. How did Great Britain’s loss in the American Revolution allow free enterprise to develop in the United States?
18. How was the writing of the American Crisis an example of good United States citizenship?
19. What was the British strategy in 1777?
20. Why was the defeat at Charles Town the worst American defeat of the American Revolution?
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