chapter 6 test 2

Anna Smith Strong contributed to the Patriot cause by passing __________ when hanging her laundry in a specific way.

coded messages

The Continental Congress sent Benjamin Franklin and John Adams to France in __________ to persuade the French to form an alliance with the Americans.

1777

Tadeusz Kos Ciuszko was a __________.

military engineer

Fighting against the British Royal Navy was challenging for Americans because it was the __________ and most powerful navy in the world.

largest

The French and Spanish navies provided __________ to the Americans in their fight against Britain’s Royal Navy.

aid

The British relied on __________ and African American support in their fighting in the Southern Colonies.

Loyalist

Cornwallis set up camp on the peninsula at __________ to protect the harbor for use by the British fleet.

Yorktown

British General Burgoyne was surrounded by __________ American troops at the Second Battle of Saratoga.

20,000

Nathaniel Greene belonged to the __________ group.

Quakers

General Henry Clinton offered __________ to enslaved men who joined the British Army.

freedom

Jefferson called the Battle of Kings Mountain 'the turn of the tide of success' because General Cornwallis returned to __________.

Virginia

St. Leger led his British troops eastward in __________ along the Mohawk River.

1777

The American Revolution caused the Six Nations to __________ their loyalties between the Patriots and the British.

split

The Battle of Yorktown was significant because the defeat of the British brought an __________ to the American Revolution.

end

The Battle of Trenton led to future American victories because it persuaded William Howe to __________ with his troops to New Jersey.

retreat

General Gates and Lord Cornwallis were opponents at the Battle of __________.

Camden

At the battle of Saratoga in September 1777 General Gates’s __________ soldiers surrounded General Burgoyne’s soldiers.

12,000

The British agreed to return Florida to __________ because of their participation in the American Revolution.

Spain

Philis Wheatley was famous because she was the first published __________ American Poet.

African

Nontraditional military units called __________ were most active in the swamp wetlands of the Southeast.

guerillas

The Battle of Kings Mountain was different from other battles because it involved frontier __________.

Patriots

Lafayette assisted the American war effort by taking part in many __________ for the Continental Army.

battles

Francis Marion earned the nickname 'the __________ Fox' by dodging and attacking the British.

Swamp

George Rogers Clark led the surprise attack on __________.

Fort Vincennes

Soldiers suffered from the cold and __________ at Valley Forge.

lack of food

Food shortages were caused by the skirmishes between U.S. settlers and __________ forces.

Iroquois

Many citizens favored __________ because it allowed voters to choose representatives to make laws.

republicanism

The Battle of Saratoga was significant because it convinced both Americans and __________ countries that the U.S. could win the war.

Foreign

Baron Friedrich von Steuben and Lafayette both came from __________ to support the Patriot cause.

Europe

John Paul Jones’ capture of the British ship __________ helped to boost American morale.

Serapis

American women excelled at __________ for the Patriots because men underestimated them.

espionage

Tadeusz Kos helped the Americans create __________.

fortifications

Fighting on familiar land was an __________ the Americans had over the British.

advantage

At the start of the war the Continental Army was a collection of __________ militias.

local