1. Chapter 9 Review

2. True or False

3. Congress had a difficult time getting money for the war because they could not force the states to pay money to the federal government.

4. True

5. The Battle of Trenton was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

6. The Battle of Saratoga was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.

7. False

8. After the Revolutionary War, Congress paid the soldiers in land.

9. True

10. Most of the Native American land was passed down from generation to generation after 1795.

12. Washington was able to win the Battle of Trenton because he surprised the enemy on Christmas night.

13. True

14. What caused colonists to call themselves Patriots or Loyalists?

15. Whether or not they supported independence from Britain

16. What caused a shortage of goods in the colonies during the American Revolution?

17. British blockades

18. What was the main reason African Americans fought in the Revolutionary War?

19. They were promised their freedom.

20. Which side did Native American groups choose during the Revolutionary War?

21. Some groups chose a side while others remained neutral.

22. What countries helped the colonists during the war?

23. Russia, France, Netherlands

24. Where did the colonists hope to finally defeat the colonists?

25. Southern Colonies

26. Why was the Treaty of Paris important?

27. It officially ended the Revolutionary War.

28. What are ordinances?

29. Sets of law

30. This person was the most famous traitor in American history.

31. This person was known as the first woman veteran.

32. Margaret Corbin

33. This woman dressed and acted like a man to fight in the war.

34. Deborah Sampson

35. This person said, “I regret that I have only one life to lose for my country.”

36. Nathan Hale

37. The ___ were loyal to the King of England.

38. Loyalists

39. The ___ wanted their independence and were willing to fight for it.

40. Patriots

41. To become a soldier for the colonists, one would have to ____ in the army.

42. enlist

43. Massachusetts was the first state to have slavery ________.

44. abolished

45. Thousands of Americans were coming to the Northwest______.

46. territory

47. Congress passed an _____ to decide how the land was to be divided.

48. ordinance

49. Some colonists were _____and didn’t pick sides.

50. neutral

51. Some women tried to fight in the war. Margaret Corbin was recognized as the first female ___.

52. veteran

53. The British Army used _____, most of whom came from Germany, to help Britain fight the war.

54. mercenaries

55. There was even a General who switched sides and became known as a __________.

56. traitor

57. The Quakers were the first ________. They were very much against slavery.

58. abolitionists

59. Because of the shortage, the price of goods rose. This caused _____.

60. inflation

61. Some people even charged extra- high prices for their goods, which is called _____.

62. profiteering

63. Ben Franklin was trying to __ with France to get them to help the colonists.

64. negotiate

65. The British plan didn’t work, and they lost the Battle of Saratoga, which was the ______ of the Revolutionary War.

66. Turning point