Chapter 6
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- Q1Hessians were ______________ mercenaries, or hired soldiers, who fought for the British.AmericanFrenchGermanSpanish30s
- Q2Who were the two opposing sides in the American Revolution?the Patriots and the Britishthe Tories and the Loyaliststhe Patriots and the Spanish30s
- Q3He became America’s first European ambassador during the war.George WashingtonBenjamin FranklinMarquis de Lafayette30s
- Q4Who was nicknamed Molly Pitcher and fought in battle against the British?Abigail AdamsDeborah SampsonMary Ludwig Hayes McCauley30s
- Q5In 1777, General Howe captured which city, causing the Continental Congress to flee?PhiladelphiaNew York CityBoston30s
- Q6Which Patriot was executed for disguising himself as a Dutch school-teacher and spying on Great Britain at Long Island?George WashingtonNathan HaleBenjamin Franklin30s
- Q7This victory would change the course of the war and convince the French to support the Patriots.TrentonPhiladelphiaConcordSaratoga30s
- Q8George Washington's right hand man. Nobleman from FranceMarquis de LafayetteBenjamin FranklinFrancis Marion30s
- Q9What American victory helped build morale during the harsh winter of 1776?The Battles of Trenton and PrincetonThe Battle of Long Island30s
- Q10Prussian military officer that helped train the continental army at Valley Forge.Friedrich von SteubenThaddeus KosciuszkoMarquis de Lafayette30s
- Q11Which British commander was nicknamed the "hair buyer" because he paid Native Americans for settlers' scalps?Henry ClintonJohn BurgoyneHenry Hamilton30s
- Q12The British decided to concentrate their efforts in the South partly because the South had many ___________.SwampsLoyalistsPatrios30s
- Q13The worst American defeat of the warCharles Town, SCNew OrleansSavannah30s
- Q14She fought in the American Revolution when she disguised herself as a man.Abigail AdamsDeborah SampsonMartha Washington30s
- Q15A slave from Massachusetts who fought for the Patriot cause throughout the war and won his freedomJohn Paul JonesMarquis de LafayettePeter Salem30s