Chapter 4 Test Review it

Famous quote from American naval commander John Paul Jones when asked by the Captain Pearson of the HMS Serapis if he wished to surrender.

"I have not yet begun to fight!"

When British Prime Minister Lord North received word of Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, he declared,

"It is all over!"

the governor of Spanish Louisiana who allowed the Patriots acces to New Orleans and preyed on British shipping throughout the Revolution.

Bernardo de Galvez

came to America to train cavalry units. He saved Washington's life near Philadelphia in 1777 and was granted honorary US citizenship by Congress in 2009.

Casimir Pulaski

This British general was the loser at both Princeton and Yorktown.

Charles Cornwallis

Famous potty-mouthed leader of the Green Mountain Boys who captured Ft. Ticonderoga in 1775.

Ethan Allen

"Swamp Fox" was the nickname given to this guerrilla leader

Francis Marion

A few weeks after Labor Day, a holiday is celebrated in some large cities such as Chicago and New York. It is to celebrate the life of which Revolutionary War hero?

Freidrich von Steuben

Supposed Prussian general who forced the Americans at Valley Forge to become more disciplined and trained them to be multilingual.

Friedrich von Steuben

________________________ was the British general in charge of Boston area troops who ordered the attack on Concord in April 1775.

Gage

The 2nd Continental Congress appointed ___________________________________ as the commander of the Continental Army.

George Washington

What country claimed the area north of the United States?

Great Britain

__________________________ transported multiple cannons from northern New York roughly 200 miles to Boston under direct orders from George Washington.

Harry Knox

His hopes to be promoted died at the Battle of Camden along with about 1,000 of his soldiers.

Horatio Gates

the primary American military idol after the Battle of Saratoga.

Horatio Gates

_____________________________ was forced to surrender about 9,000 Redcoats at Saratoga, NY, on October 17, 1777.

John Burgoyne

Many of the items that Jefferson wrote about in the Declaration of Independence were inspired by the writings of

John Locke

The "shot heard 'round the world" refers to

Lexington and Concord

This young French noble came to America at age 21. He helped with the war effort, became close friends with George Washington, and gave about $500,000 of his personal fortune to the Patriots.

Marquis de Lafayette

____________________________ was a New England schoolmaster who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country!" He was then executed (killed) by the British for treason related to his spying.

Nathan Hale

"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" The above quote was said by

Patrick Henry

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow penned a notable poem about Revolutionary War hero

Paul Revere

George Washington finally defeated a detachment of British regulars here in January 1777.

Princeton

______________________________ is credited with first using the phrase "shot heard 'round the world" to describe Lexington and Concord.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

What was the turning point battle of the Revolutionary War?

Saratoga

the most important battle of the Revolution. This watershed occurred on October 17, 1777.

Saratoga

How did Deborah Sampson contribute to the war effort?

She pretended to be a man and served in the Army.

contributed his engineering prowess to the Patriot cause. He was perhaps most famous for making repairs on Ft. Ticonderoga.

Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Excited American soldiers quoted The American Crisis after their conquest of _____________________ on December 26, 1776.

Trenton

Which of the following is considered George Washington's 1st battle victory? It happened on December 26, 1776 but few historians give him credit for it.

Trenton

British general who should be savaged for sabotaging the Anaconda.

William Howe

_____________________ was a British general who ordered the evacuation of British troops from Boston after colonial forces moved cannons onto Dorchester Heights.

William Howe

What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?

Yorktown

According to the Declaration of Independence, when a government does not protect the rights of its people, the people should

abolish the government and institute a new one

After their defeat at Saratoga, what did the British decide to do?

focus their efforts on the Southern colonies

The Battle of Yorktown was significant because

it forced Great Britain to seek peace with the colonists

Although the original draft of the Declaration of Independence included a passage that condemned the slave trade, the passage was removed because

southern delegates objected to it

On December 31, 1775, the Patriots did what?

suffered a crushing defeat in Quebec and lost almost half of their men

"Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." This means that government gets its power from

the people