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American Revolution Study Guide
Refer to the following sections in your textbook, worksheets, essential questions and key terms to help you study
for the upcoming Test. Remember to look through your Social Studies Binder to help you study. If you are able
to answer the essential questions and identify the key terms definition and significance you should do pretty
well.
Textbook
o Chapter 6 Sections 2,3 and 4
Worksheets
o “What if America Had Lost the Revolution” article
o Strengths & Weaknesses of Americans and British Notes
o What were the advantages and disadvantages of both sides?
o Early Battles/Crossing the Delaware Notes
o When & Why did Washington cross the Delaware River?
o What impact did the victory at Trenton have on the colonial army?
o 1775-1778 Northern Battles Webquest
o Who was winning the early stages of the war & why?
o What was the British strategy in the Northern colonies?
o Why did the Americans attempt to invade the Canadian colonies?
o Significance of Saratoga Article
o Why was this battle so important to the American cause?
o What aid did European nations provide to the American colonies?
o Valley Forge DBQ
o What were the conditions like at Valley Forge?
o How did Washington’s men benefit from their time at Valley Forge?
o Historical Figures of Revolutionary War
o How did people help the American war effort?
o What were different ways people contributed to the war effort?
o 1778-1781 Southern Battles Webquest
o Why did the British believe they could win in the southern colonies?
o How did the Americans achieve victory at Yorktown?
o What treaty ended the war and why was it so important?
Essential Questions
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What advantages and disadvantages did both sides (the British & American Colonies) face
during the war?
2. How were the colonists able to defeat what was the greatest nation in the world?
3. How did American’s on the home front aid the war effort?
Key Terms
o Battle of New York
o Battle of Saratoga
o Battle of Trenton/Crossing the Delaware
o Battle of Yorktown
o Valley Forge
Key People
o George Washington
o William Howe
o Lord Cornwallis
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Thomas Paine
Deborah Sampson
Betsy Ross
Hessians
Privateer
Enlist
Blockade
Treaty of Paris
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Molly Pitcher
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron Von Stueben