Chapter 6 Social Studies Flashcards

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Name 3 advantages of the British
Strong navy, we'll trained army, wealth
An example of a group of people who were neutral
Quakers
Loyalist
Those who opposed the war and remained loyal to Britain
William Franklin
Loyalist; Son of Ben Franklin
Lord Dunmore
Royal governor of Virginia; announced all enslaved people who fought for the British would be freed
Mercenaries
Hired soldiers
What was America's greatest advantage?
George Washington
Recruit
To enlist(soldiers)
Molly Pitcher
Carried pitchers of water to soldiers
Who disquised themselves as a boy just to join the army?
Deborah Sampson
Who hoped the size of his army would convince the Patriots to give up?
General William Howe
Battle of Long Island
Continental Army suffered serious defeat
What Patriot disguised himself as a Dutch schoolteacher to spy on the British?
Nathan Hale
Lemuel Hayes & Peter Salem
African-Americans who fought at Concord
Trenton & Princeton
American victory sites in New Jersey