Name __________________________ Period _____ The American Revolution: REVIEW sections 1,2,3
CHAPTER 6
The American Revolution 1775 – 1783
1. Fighting Begins in the North
2. The Colonies Declare Independence
3. Struggles in the Middle States
4. Fighting for Liberty on Many Fronts
5. Winning the War in the South
Ch.6 Sec.1 Fighting Begins in the North
I. How did Congress struggle between PEACE and WAR with Britain?
A) After L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ & C _ _ _ _ _ _ , on May 10, 1775,
the 2nd
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _
met in Philadelphia
B) After much debate, the delegates sent a petition to King George.
In the
O _ _ _ _ B _ _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
the king & asked him to repeal the
they declared their loyalty to
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _
II. What were the ADVANTAGES each side had as it entered the war?
A) PATRIOTS: OWNED R _ _ _ _ _ ; GEORGE WASHINGTON;
DETERMINED TO DEFEND
H _ _ _ _
&
P _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
B) BRITISH: HIGHLY TRAINED, EXPERIENCED T _ _ _ _ _;
BEST
N _ _ _
IN THE WORLD;
L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
REMAINED LOYAL
III. How did the Continental Army gain control of BOSTON?
A) The B _ _ _ _ _ of B _ _ _ _ _ H _ _ _ was the first major
battle of the Revolution. After the battle, Washington arrived and began
training the
_ _ ,_ _ _
men camped outside Boston. About 8 months later,
the British would retreat from Boston.
Ch.6 Sec.2 The Colonies Declare Independence
IV. What was the impact of COMMON SENSE?
A) PAMPHLET WRITTEN BY T _ _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ _ ; PUBLISHED JANUARY 1776;
SOLD 500,000 IN 6 MONTHS; ARGUED THAT THE IDEA OF
K _ _ _ _
AND
Q _ _ _ _ _
WAS WRONG.
V. What steps did Congress take to declare INDEPENDENCE?
A) After long debate, Congress appointed a committee to write a formal declaration of independence.
The Committee asked
T _ _ _ _ _ J _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
to write the document
B) In late June, Jefferson completed the document, and it was read to Congress. The delegates
adopted the final version of Jefferson’s document on the night of
C) Copies of the
D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
of
J _ _ _ _th, 17 _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
throughout the colonies. Patriots
.
were distributed
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
VI. What were the main ideas of the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
A) The Declaration of Independence can be broken into 3 main parts: 1.
R _ _ _ _ _
; 2.
B _ _ _ _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ _
; 3.
N _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ch.6 Sec.3 Struggles in the Middle States
VII. What battles were fought in NEW YORK and NEW JERSEY?
A)
B)
VIII. How was the BATTLE OF SARATOGA a turning point in the war?
A)
B)
C)
IX. Why was VALLEY FORGE important?
A)
B)