Chapter 13

Front 1

List three phrases that best describe a Continental Army soldier:

Back 1

Volunteers
Little knowledge, experience, discipline
small navy

Front 2

List three phrases that best describe a British army soldier:

Back 2

disciplined - experienced
large and professional (paid)
well-supplied

Front 3

What three things made it difficult for the British to fight a war in America?

Back 3

Hard to get supplies across the Atlantic Ocean
Supply ships were attacked
Didn't know the land
Most locals "abhorred" (hated) them

Front 4

Describe the strategy that the Continental Army used to fight the British:

Back 4

Controlling Boston
Capturing Important cities
Face to face fighting

Front 5

British or Continental?
Name to tell which army they were more likely to support:
Loyalists

Back 5

British

Front 6

British or Continental?
Name to tell which army they were more likely to support:
Colonial merchants and farmers

Back 6

Continental Army

Front 7

British or Continental?
Name to tell which army they were more likely to support:
African Americans

Back 7

British

Front 8

British or Continental?
Name to tell which army they were more likely to support:
Native Americans

Back 8

British

Front 9

British or Continental?
Name to tell which army they were more likely to support:
German Mercenaries

Back 9

British

Front 10

What country was the most important ally for the Continental Army?

Back 10

_

Front 11

List three ways that the allies helped the Continental Army:

Back 11

France supplied gunpowder and loaned money
Some European soldiers fought for the Continental Army
Spain captured a British fort in Florida
French Navy cut off British supply ships
French soldiers trapped the British at Yorktown

Front 12

List three results of the Treaty of Paris:

Back 12

Recognized the United States as an independent nation
Gave the United States a huge amount of land
Many Loyalists and African Americans left the country

Front 13

What two important colonial cities were captured by the British during the Revolution?

Back 13

New York
Philadelphia

Front 14

Tactics used by fighters outside of a regular army, such as shooting at soldiers from hiding places in the woods, are called ___________________ tactics.

Back 14

guerilla

Front 15

Which battle showed that the colonists could beat the British?

Back 15

The Battle of Saratoga

Front 16

What was the last major battle of the war? _________________________
In what colony was it fought?_________________________What ally was very helpful?_________________________Who won?

Back 16

The Battle of Yorktown, in Virginia was the last major battle
The French army and navy were extremely helpful.
The "Americans" (colonists) won.