G5-C12-The American Revolution

Front 1

Soldiers hired to fight in another country's war are called __________.

Back 1

mercenaries

Front 2

Chapter 12

Back 2

The American Revolution

Front 3

A person who turns against his or her country and helps its enemies is called a __________.

Back 3

traitor

Front 4

A sudden, complete change in government is called __________.

Back 4

a revolution

Front 5

An area of land belonging to a government is called a __________.

Back 5

territory

Front 6

The Declaration of Independence turned the American colonists' struggle to protect their rights into a fight for __________.

Back 6

liberty

Front 7

Who said, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country"?

Back 7

Nathan Hale

Front 8

In many Northern states, captives who joined the American army were __________.

Back 8

freed

Front 9

Who won the major battle fought at Savannah?

Back 9

the British

Front 10

The victory at Fort Vincennes gave the Americans control of the __________.

Back 10

Ohio River Valley

Front 11

The British first realized that the colonial rebels could and would fight for their rights after the Battle of __________.

Back 11

Bunker Hill

Front 12

The last great battle of the American Revolution was fought at __________.

Back 12

Yorktown

Front 13

Which rebel fighter was known as the "Swamp Fox"?

Back 13

Francis Marion

Front 14

Washington's troops defeated a group of German mercenaries at __________.

Back 14

Trenton

Front 15

Colonists who supported the fight against the British were called __________.

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patriots

Front 16

Another word for "complete freedom" is __________.

Back 16

independence

Front 17

Many women supported the Continental Army by __________.

Back 17

nursing the wounded

Front 18

What is a secondary source?

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an account of the past written by someone who was not an eyewitness

Front 19

The northernmost battle of the American Revolution was fought at __________.

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Fort Ticonderoga

Front 20

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought in which state?

Back 20

Massachusetts

Front 21

The only major battle fought west of the Appalachians was fought at __________.

Back 21

Fort Vincennes

Front 22

Which of these is a primary source? a biography of George Washington - a table that belonged to Thomas Paine - a history textbook - the letters of Thomas Jefferson

Back 22

the letters of Thomas Jefferson

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Which of these is a secondary source? a novel about the American Revolution - the letters of Benedict Arnold - the diary of John Adams - a textbook about eighteenth-century America

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a textbook about eighteenth-century America

Front 24

A primary source is often different from a secondary source in that a primary source __________.

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has only one viewpoint or opinion

Front 25

One major problem historians face is that primary sources are often not __________.

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complete

Front 26

Why was the American victory at Fort Ticonderoga particularly important?

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The Patriots captured needed cannons.

Front 27

The Declaration of Independence was based in part on the idea that __________.

Back 27

all men are created equal

Front 28

The signing of the Declaration of Independence led to the formation of the __________.

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United States of America

Front 29

Who led the American navy to success off the British coast?

Back 29

John Paul Jones

Front 30

The American victory at Saratoga was a turning point in the war because it showed for the first time that the Patriots __________.

Back 30

could defeat a large British force

Front 31

The battle at Yorktown was fought near the coast of which state?

Back 31

Virginia