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Chapter 7 Section 1 – Early Years of the War Creating America What percentage of colonists were: Patriots: Loyalists: Neutralists: 2. Where were most of the loyalists located at in the colonies and where were the Patriots located? 3. Which side did the Native Americans support in the war? 4. How many African Americans served in the war? 5. At the start of the war, how long did men enlist in the army? 6. Describe how the Continental Army was supported: 7. How did women support the war effort: 8. How did Mary Hays help the war effort: Unit 5– American Revolutionary War – Pg.2

Chapter 7 Section 1 – early Years of the War Creating America What was Washington’s major goal, especially at the beginning of the war? 10. What was a mercenary? 11. Describe the pamphlet series known as “The American Crisis”: 12. Why did Washington need to do something drastic before the start of 1777? 13. How did Washington and his men celebrate the Christmas of 1776? * Define strategy: 14. Describe the importance of the Battle of Trenton to the colonists: 15. Describe England’s strategy in trying to capture the Hudson River: Unit 5 – American Revolutionary War – Pg. 3

16. Who was British General John Burgoyne? * Define rendezvous: 17. How did General Burgoyne mess up the British plan to meet together? 18. Which army won the Battles of Saratoga? 19. List the two important results of the Battles of Saratoga: 1) 2) Unit 5 – American Revolutionary War – Pg. 4 Chapter 7 Section 1 – Early Years of the War Creating America

Chapter 7 section 2 – The War Expands Creating America Which European country began secretly helping the the colonists starting in 1776? Define Ally: 21. At what point did European nations begin to officially help the colonies? 22. Which other European nations were persuaded to help the colonists in 1779? 23. What role did French General Marquis de Lafayette play in the war? 24. How did the German General Baron von Steuben help Washington’s troops? 25. What is a bayonet? Unit 5 – American Revolutionary War – Pg. 5

26. Describe some of the problems Washington’s men faced at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777: 27. What caused 25% of Washington’s troops to die at Valley Forge that winter? 28. Which frontiersman took a group of colonial troops to claim control of the Ohio River ? 29. Why was the colonists’ capture of Fort Vincennes (also called Fort Sackville) important ? 30. What is a privateer? 31. How did John Paul Jones help the war effort? 32. What was John Paul Jones’ famous quote from the battle with the British navy? Chapter 7 Section 2 – The war expands Creating America Unit 5 – American Revolutionary War – Page 6

33. Why did the British decide to fight more of the war in the South in 1778 (3 Reasons)? 1) 2) 3) * Describe the Battle at Charles Town 34. Who was the British general in the South? 35. Who was the Colonial general in the South? 36. Who is the “Swamp Fox” and how does he help the colonists? 37. Who are Guerillas? 38. Describe the Battle of King’s Mountain: Chapter 7 section 3 – The path to Victory Creating America Unit 5 – American Revolutionary War – Pg. 7

39. Describe a pacifist: 40. What strategy did Colonial General Nathanael Green use in the South against the British? 41. Which side had the advantage as the war lasted longer and longer? 42. Where did most of the battles take place in 1781? 43. Why did the British set up camp at Yorktown? 44. Describe how the British became trapped at Yorktown: 45. Why is the Battle of Yorktown significant to the war? Chapter 7 Section 3 – The path to victory Creating America Unit 5 – American Revolutionary War – Pg. 8

46. When did the last British ships and troops leave the colonies? 47. List and explain 4 major reasons why the colonists defeated the British in the Revolutionary War: 1) 2) 3) 4) 48. Which treaty officially closes the Revolutionary War? 49. List the six major conditions listed in the Treaty of Paris 1783: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Chapter 7 Section 4 – Legacy of the war Creating America Unit 5 – American Revolutionary War – Pg. 9

50. Did both sides live up to all ends of the Treaty? 51. How many Americans are estimated to have died in the war? How many British? Americans: British: 52. What did soldiers receive in return for their service in the war? 53. What type of debt did the new United States have from the war? 54. How many loyalists left the country during and after the war? 55. Where did most of the loyalists go? 56. Describe the term Republicanism: 57. Articles of Confederation: 58. Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom Unit 5 – American Revolutionary War - Pg.10 Chapter 7 section 4 – legacy of the war Creating America

Complete this timeline of battles that traces the events of American Revolution.