Download Chapter 6 Review Sheet

Chapter 6 Review Sheet
Answer all questions on a separate sheet of paper.
6-1 The Early Years (pgs. 162-168)
1. At the beginning of the war, what % of the colonies were Patriots? Loyalists? Neutral?
2. Describe three advantages and three disadvantages of both the Americans and the
British.
3. What impact on the war did Thomas Paine have?
4. Describe the early struggles of the Americans at Long Island.
5. What was the British plan for victory in 1777? Did it work? Why or why not?
6. Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the war?
6-2 The War Continues (pgs. 172-176)
7. What two European countries joined the American side? How did they help?
8. Describe the winter at Valley Forge. Why did the Americans struggle?
9. Why did some individual Europeans join the American cause? How did they help?
10. What struggles did the Americans have in financing the war?
6-3 The War Moves West and South (pgs. 177-182)
11. What successes did the Americans have in the west?
12. How did privateers impact the war at sea?
13. How did John Paul Jones become America’s 1st naval hero?
14. What was the British strategy for 1778? Was it successful?
15. How did guerrilla warfare change the war?
16. What impact did the Spanish have in the Revolutionary War?
17. Describe the American victories at King’s Mountain and Cowpens.
18. Why did Cornwallis retreat to Yorktown, Virginia?
6-4 The War is Won (pgs. 183-187)
19. What was Washington’s strategy to defeat Cornwallis? Describe the plan.
20. How did the French help the Americans win the Revolutionary War?
21. Describe what the Americans received in the Treaty of Paris.
22. What was the Newburgh Conspiracy? What impact did Washington have?
23. Why was it important that Washington gave up his command of the Continental Army?
24. How did the Americans win the Revolutionary War despite so many challenges?
25. What impact did the American Revolution have around the world?