History Mid-Term: Unit 6
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- What crucial mistake did British General Cornwallis make that led to the defeat of the British army?
- He disregarded an order and retreated to Yorktown Peninsula.
- Which bettle became a turning point of the ar because it prompted the French to join the Patriots?
- Satatoga.
- Why did British General William Howe abandon Boston in March 1776?
- American cannons threatened Boston Harbor.
- Which of the following was the final battle of the Revolutionary War?
- Yorktown.
- Which tactic helped Patriots overcome the British advantage that is listed first in the chart?
- They attacked any British troops that left cities.
- The British army was trapped at Yorktown by...
- A fleet of French warships
- Which of these items would BEST fit under "Patriot Advantages" in the chart?
- Skill with individually owned weapons.
- What are the three main ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence?
- Natural Rights, British Wrongs, Independence.
- What immediate action did the Second Continental Congress take in response to the fighting at Lexington and Concord?
- Sent a petition to George III
- Which addictional item would BEST fit uner the heading "British Advantages" in the chart?
- Loyalist support amont the Americans.
- What step marked the colonists' final decision regarding their relationship with Britain?
- Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence.
- What action finalized the colonies' independence from Great Britain?
- A vote in the Continental Congress.
- Which of these restates a main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
- Everyone has the right to life and liberty.
- *Which of the following was NOT one of the terms of the Treaty of Paris?*
- Canada was returned to France.
- What strategy did British Commander in Chief Clinton hope to use when he shifted the focus of the war to the South?
- To supplement his troops with backcountry southerners.
- Which strength of the Continental Army was significant to it's ultimate victory?
- Military strategy based on the local geography.
- What advantage helped the Continental Army gain control of Boston in 1776?
- Use of captured British artillery
- Which of these people helped the Patriot cause by seizing British forts on the southwestern frontier?
- The governor of Spanish Louisiana
- How did John Paul Jones become a Patriot hero?
- By defeating the British warship "Serapis"
- Which of these battles took place in New York?
- Long Island and Saratoga.