Review for Chapter 7 Test

The American Revolution

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Members of the Boston militia were

also called_______________

Members of the Boston militia were

also calledMinutemen

Soldiers hired by another country to fight for them

were called _________________

Soldiers hired by another country to fight for them

were called mercenaries

(Hessians are an example)

The commander of the Continental Army was ______________________

(name of person)

The commander of the Continental Army was

George Washington

The nickname for the British soldiers because of the color of their uniforms

_______________ or lobsterbacks

The nickname for the British soldiers because of the color of their uniforms redcoats or lobsterbacks

___________ __________ wanted women to be

included in the Declaration of Independence

(name of person)

Abigail Adams wanted women to be

included in the Declaration of Independence

Washington’s troops crossed the Delaware River on

Christmas day and captured Hessian soldiers in the Battle

of ___________

Washington’s troops crossed the Delaware River on

Christmas day and captured Hessian soldiers in the Battle

of Trenton

The last battle of the war, Washington’s Patriots

defeated the British as the Battle of ____________

The last battle of the war, Washington’s Patriots

defeated the British as the Battle of Yorktown

__________ are colonists who chose to fight for

independence

Patriots are colonists who chose to fight for

independence

____________ are colonists who chose to side with Britain during the war.

Loyalists are colonists who chose to side with Britain during the war.

_________________, also known as the Swamp Fox,

used guerrilla warfare tactics.

(name of person)

Francis Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox,

used guerrilla warfare tactics.

The Battle of ___________ was the major turning

point of the war.

The Battle of Saratoga was the major turning

point of the war.

The ____________ of __________ of ________

ended the Revolutionary War

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the

Revolutionary War

The document which explains the colonists

belief in their rights and what makes a good government is the

_________________ __ ____________

The document which explains the colonists

belief in their rights and what makes a good government is the Declaration of Independence

_______________ wrote the pamphlet Common Sense which changed the minds

of many colonists to support the war.

(name of person)

Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense which changed the minds

of many colonists to support the war.

The ______ Continental Congress created the

Continental Army and chose George Washington as the

commander.

The Second Continental Congress created the

Continental Army and chose George Washington as the

commander.

The Patriots did well at sea thanks to _______

_______ _________.

(name of person)

The Patriots did well at sea thanks to John Paul

Jones.

True or False

There was an important battle at Valley Forge.

False

There was an important battle at Valley Forge.

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

Thomas Paine

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

Thomas Paine

American

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

William Howe

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

William Howe

British

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

Baron von Steuben

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

Baron von Steuben

American

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

George Washington

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

George Washington

American

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

Thomas Jefferson

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

Thomas Jefferson

American

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

Francis Marion

American or Britishwhich side did they help?

Francis Marion

American

American or Britishto which side does the word refer?

Continental Army

American or Britishto which side does the word refer?

Continental Army

American

American or Britishto which side does the word refer?

Minutemen

American or Britishto which side does the word refer?

Minutemen

American

American or Britishto which side does the word refer?

Redcoats

American or Britishto which side does the word refer?

Redcoats

British

American or Britishto which side does the word refer?

Which side did they help?

Hessians

American or Britishto which side does the word refer?

Which side did they help?

Hessians

British

American or Britishto which side does the word refer?

Patriots

American or Britishto which side does the word refer?

Patriots

American

Wait! We’re not done yet!You should also “be able to” (see packet page 19)

• List some advantages and disadvantages the UNITED STATES had at the beginning of the war.

• List some advantages and disadvantages the BRITISH had at the beginning of the war.

• Name some foreign people and countries that helped the United States during the war. Tell how they helped. When naming a person, be prepared to tell what country they were from.