Guided Reading Activity 6-1 - Moore Public Schools

1 59 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION6-1 Guided Reading Activity 6-1 DIRECTIONS:Recalling the FactsUse the information in your textbook toanswer the questions. Use another sheet of paper if were the Patriots? two advantages the British had over the Patriots. two serious disadvantages suffered by the Patriots. were the Loyalists? did the location of the war help the Americans? was the main difference between Hessian soldiers and Patriots? did Margaret Corbin and Deborah Sampson have in common? said, I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country ? wrote the inspiring pamphlet Common Sense? did George Washington read words from The American Crisisto his troops? were enslaved African Americans not allowed to enlist in the war? did Washington cross the Delaware to surprise the enemy at Trenton? did British troops hope to separate New England from the Middle States?

2 Surrendered to the Patriots on October 17, 1777? 60 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION6-2 Guided Reading Activity 6-2 DIRECTIONS:Filling in the BlanksUse your textbook to fill in the blanksusing the words in the box. Use another sheet of paper if Congressgold and silverallianceFranceCasimir PulaskiLoyalistsSpaininflationBernardo de G lvezwomenMarthaMarquis de LafayetteValley ForgeslaveryGaining AlliesThe victory at Saratoga lifted the Patriots spirits and encouraged (1)toform an (2)with America in 1778. Then (3)declared war on GreatBritain in 1779, and (4), the Spanish governor of Louisiana, raised an armythat forced British soldiers from Baton Rouge and Natchez. While awaiting thearrival of French troops, George Washington and his troops set up camp at (5), where they suffered a cold winter with little clothing, shelter, or decent , including Washington s wife (6), helped by making clothes andcaring for the sick.

3 Several Europeans, such as French nobleman (7)andPolish cavalry officer (8), worked for the Patriot cause. The (9)hadno power to levy taxes. Therefore, Congress printed hundreds of millions of dollarsworth of paper money that soon lost its value because there was not enough (10)to back it. This caused (11).Life on the Home FrontThe war caused many (12)to flee their homes in America. The ideals of liberty and freedom caused some (13)to question their place in society andsome Americans to question (14).61 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION6-3 Guided Reading Activity 6-3 DIRECTIONS:Recalling the FactsUse the information in your textbook toanswer the questions. Use another sheet of paper if why more Native Americans sided with the British than with the Patriots. set out to end the British attacks on western settlers? was the victory that strengthened the American position in the West?

4 Did the British do to prevent supplies and reinforcements from reaching the Continental Army? were privateers? how privateers helped the American cause. was the daring commander of the privateer Bonhomme Richard? response did this commander give to the British captain of the Serapiswhen asked whether he wished to surrender during a long, fierce battle at sea? strategy did the British use in an attempt to finish the war and bring the colonies back into the empire? and when did the worst American defeat of the war take place? was in command of the British forces in the South? was the hit-and-run technique of guerrilla warfare successful against the British? was known as the Swamp Fox? did Charles Cornwallis retreat north to Virginia? did Cornwallis set up camp? 62 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION6-4 Guided Reading Activity 6-4 DIRECTIONS:OutliningLocate the heading in your textbook.

5 Then use theinformation under the heading to help you write each answer. Use anothersheet of paper if at In 1780 George Washington camped north of New York City,waiting to attack whose army? in commanded the British army at Yorktown, Virginia? did Washington decide to attack the British at Yorktown? three groups would meet for the attack? Siege of Yorktown By the end of September, how many American andFrench troops had trapped how many British and Hessian troops? s Defeat When did Cornwallis surrender? decision did the British make after the Patriot victory at Yorktown? represented the United States in the Paris peace talks? could the Americans fish after the treaty? Newburgh were American soldiers angry with Congress after the British surrendered? did Washington end the threat of American soldiers refusing to disband? s said farewell to his officers in Manhattan on December 4, 1783?

6 Did Washington do after he resigned from the army? the Americans did the British have to transport thousands of miles? did the British have difficulty controlling? two countries contributed to the American victory? Influence of the American by the American and French revolutions, who led the fight forindependence for Saint Dominque? 63 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION6-1 Reteaching Activity 6-1 FACTBANK DIRECTIONS:Completing a ChartWrite the number of the names andterms from the Fact Bank in the section of the chart where they belong. from for of John army and to on WashingtonThe Early Years of the Revolutionary WarPatriotsBritishAdvantages Disadvantages People Victory Sites 64 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION6-2 Reteaching Activity 6-2 DIRECTIONS:CompletionIn the space provided, write the word or wordsthat best complete the late 1777 (1) had been in Paris for a year trying unsuccessfully to get France to form an alliance with the United States.

7 After the victory at(2) , France realized the Patriots might win the war; they declared war on Great Britain and sent money, equipment, and(3) to aid the Americans. Soon, (4) also declared war on Great British general William Howe and his forces spent the winter in comfort inPhiladelphia, George Washington and his troops endured terrible suffering at their camp at(5) . Because of the lack of decent food, clothing, and shelter, many men left the (6) while it was camped there. Nevertheless,Washington and his men survived the winter. Spirits rose when the alliance with (7) was announced in April Europeans assisted the Patriots cause for freedom. They included the French nobleman (8) , who became a trusted aid of General Washington; two Poles, Thaddeus Kosciusko and (9) ,who died fighting for the Continental Army; the former German army officer Friedrich von Steuben and (10) who urged Spain, Cuba, and Mexico to send financial the war was a problem for America.

8 When it printed more paper money than it could back with gold or silver, the money lost value, which led to (11) .At home, women ran their husbands or their own (12) . Women also began to questiontheir place in society. (13) of Massachusetts argued thatgirls deserved as good an education as Revolutionary War also inspired some white Americans to question (14) .65 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class Reteaching Activity 6-3 SECTION6-3 DIRECTIONS:Sequencing EventsNumber the events in the order in which theyoccurred. Henry Clinton sends 3,500 British troops to Savannah. British attempt to invade central North Carolina. Clinton attacks the port of Charles Town, South Carolina. Cornwallis retreats to Virginia. Rogers Clark sails down the Ohio River in an attempt toend the British attacks on western settlers. armies of General Charles Cornwallis and General HoratioGates meet at Camden, South Carolina.

9 British ship Serapissurrenders to the privateer BonhommeRichardand its commander John Paul Jones. Cornwallis sets up camp at Yorktown. Greene becomes commander of the Continental forcesin the South. and his troops are victorious at Vincennes. Cornwallis takes over command of British forces in the :EssayAnswer the following the British blockade and America s response to it. was guerrilla warfare used in the Revolution? 66 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION6-4 Reteaching Activity 6-4 FACTBANK DIRECTIONS:Completing a Time LineIn the blanks on the time line, writethe letter of the event in the Fact Bank that took place at the time Yorktown, 14,000 American andFrench troops trap CharlesCornwallis s 7,500 British andHessian Washington says farewell to his troops at Fraunces Tavern in learning that AdmiralFran ois de Grasse is headingtoward Chesapeake Bay,Washington secretly leads histroops south to Congress ratifies the preliminary the hopelessness of the situation, Cornwallis camps north of NewYork City, waiting for a second fleetof French ships to Battle of Yorktown begins asthe Americans and French bombardBritish final Treaty of Paris is signed,defining the borders of the UnitedStates and giving Americans theright to fish off the coast of.

10 EssayOn a separate sheet of paper, answer the following question. How did George Washington defeat Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown?The War Ends178017811784 Autumn 1780 1782 August 1781 September 1781 September 1783 October 19, 1781 October 9, 1781 April 1783 December 1783 1783