Chapter 6 Reading Key Terms (Quiz #2)

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General William Howe (p.150)

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-Commander in the British Army he seized NYC from Washington, but failed to capture it.
-After missing several opportunities to quickly end the rebellion he resigned his command after the British defeat at Saratoga.

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Tories (p.153)

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-Term used by Patriots to refer to Loyalists, or colonists who supported the Crown after the Declaration of Independence.

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Continental army (p. 153)

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-Army Authorized by the Continental Congress, 1775-1784,to fight the British; commanded by General George Washington.

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General John Burgoyne (p.155)

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-He was the commander of Britain's northern forces during the Revolutionary War. He and most of his troops surrendered to the Americans at the Battle of Saratoga.

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Battle of Saratoga (p. 157)

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-Major defeat of British general John Burgoyne and more than 5,000 British troops at Saratoga, NY, on October 17,1777.

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Benedict Arnold (p.157)

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-A traitorous American commander who planed to sell out the American garrison at West Point to the British, but his plot was discovered before it could be executed and he joined the British army.

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Nathanael Greene (p.162)

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-Commander in the American Army fighting the South during the Revolutionary War.
-His patience and his skills of managing men, saving supplies, and avoiding needless risks, he waged a successful war of attrition against the British.
-*Helped to mostly fight in the south. (carolina, georgia etc.)

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General Charles Cornwalls (p. 162)

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-In charge of British troops in the South during the Revolutionary War.
-Surrendered to George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown ended the Revolutionary War.

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surrender at Yorktown (p. 164)

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-Last battle of the Revolutionary War; General Lord Charles Cornwallis along with over 7,000 British troops surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 17,1781.

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John Adams (p. 166)

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-Along with Ben Franklin and John Jay made peace negotiations with the British.

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Abigail Adams (p. 172)

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-Wrote her husband John Adams while he was away for most of their marriage filling many political roles.
-She pressured her husband to not limit the role and power of woman. Some woman during this time felt discontent and she also wanted their role to grow and change.