McDougal Littell Flip Cards - Chapter 4 Review PDF

# McDougal Littell Flip Cards ## Chapter 4 Review ### Page 5 | **Front** | **Back** | |---|---| | Were Americans successful in taking Canada? | NO | | What river did Washington and his troops cross on Christmas night? | Delaware River | | What battle was fought on Dec. 26, 1776? | The Battle of T...

# McDougal Littell Flip Cards ## Chapter 4 Review ### Page 5 | **Front** | **Back** | |---|---| | Were Americans successful in taking Canada? | NO | | What river did Washington and his troops cross on Christmas night? | Delaware River | | What battle was fought on Dec. 26, 1776? | The Battle of Trenton | | Who did the Americans surprise at the Battle of Trenton? | Hessian troops | | After the Battle of Trenton, what other battle did the Americans defeat the British at 7 days later?| Battle of Princeton | | He was the commander of the Patriots at the Battle of Saratoga. | Horatio Gates | | He was the British commander at the Battle of Saratoga. | John Burgoyne | | The British play was to control the Hudson River Valley and cut off the colonies of... | New England | | What will the Battle of Saratoga be remembered for? | The Turning point of the war. | | After the Battle of Saratoga, which country decided to join the Americans? | The French | ### Page 6 | **Front** | **Back** | |---|---| | He was an important French officer who helped the Americans financially and helped to train soldiers. | Marquis de Lafayette | | This foreign military officer from Prussia also helped to train soldiers in the Continental Army. | Baron Freidrich von Steuben | | Which two countries helped to aid the Americans in the Revolution? | France and Spain | | The low point for the Continental Army happened here, in Penn during the winter of 1777-1778. | Valley Forge | | About how many men would die at Valley Forge? | 2,000 | | Soliders at Valley Forge suffered through shortages of what three things? | Food, Clothing, Shelter | | He was the commander of Patriot ship Bonhomme Richard. | John Paul Jones | | What was the name of the British ship John Paul Jones defeated? | Serapis | | What was John Paul Jones' famous line? | "I have not yet begun to fight!" | | He won Patriot victories in the West, specifically the Battle of Vincennes. | George Rogers Clark | ### Page 7 | **Front** | **Back** | |---|---| | List three Patriot strengths. | Strong military leadership, Alliance with France, Fighting on home territory. | | List four Patriot weaknesses. | Weak central government, small untrained army, lack of resources, small navy. | | List four British strengths. | Lots of resources, large and powerful navy, well trained army, loyalists allegiance. | | List two British weaknesses. | Fighting in unfamiliar territory, fighting far from home. | | The Patriots were more successful using this type of warfare against the British. | Guerrilla Warfare | | He was called the "Swamp Fox." | Francis Marion | | He was the British General at the Battle of Yorktown. | Lord Cornwallis | | Where was the last major battle of the Revolution? | Yorktown | | When did the Battle of Yorktown take place? | October 19, 1781 | | How many British troops were captured at Yorktown by the Patriots? | 8,000 | ### Page 8 | **Front** | **Back** | |---|---| | This treaty officially ends the American Revolution. | Treaty of Paris in 1783 | | What three things did the Treaty of Paris say? | 1- Britain recognized American independence 2- It set America's boundaries 3- British accepted America's right to settle west of the 13 colonies |