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3.3 Patriots Gain New Hope and

3.4 Independence!
pg .90-101
Questions Notes/Answers
Describe the typical soldier in
the Continental Army.

It represented change and excitement

What was George

Washington’s decision about
allowing African Americans to
fight?
What part did Native
Americans play in the war?

• Ran farms and businesses

• Raised money for supplies
• Served as messengers, nurses and
spies
• Brought water to troops
• Disguised selves as men and fought
Name two famous women
who served in the war.
Look at the graphic on page
91. What strength of the
British was a weakness of the
Colonials?
What strength of the
Colonials do you think helped
them most win the war?
Define mercenaries.

From where were many of

the mercenaries that the
British employed?
The colonists had many
defeats in New York. What
was Washington’s new
strategy for the battle at
Trenton, New Jersey?
Christmas night, 1776

How did the victory at

Trenton affect Washington’s
recruits?
What battle was a turning
point in the Revolution for the
Patriots?
What countries came to the 1.
aid of the Patriots at the 2.
Battle of Saratoga? 3.
• Volunteered to serve in the
Continental Army without pay
• Served as major general
• Contributed $200,000 of his own
money to support the Revolution
How did Baron von Steuben
help the Patriots?

Name the man from Spain

who helped the colonists by
seizing the British ports all
the way to Pensacola,
Florida?
Even though there were no
battles at Valley Forge, there
were many Patriot deaths.
Explain this.

• Gained fame as a brave and clever sailor

by attacking individual British ships
• Is famous for saying,”I have not yet begun
to fight!”
Name the man who helped
contain the British in the
West.
Section 3.4 p. 98
With not a lot of success in
the North, where did the
British plan to attack?
• Hoped to find support from the large
Loyalist population in the South
 • Free slaves and put guns in their hands
How was the fighting in the
South different from what
had happened in the North
up to this point?
• Savannah, Georgia
• Charleston, South Carolina
What Patriot became known
as the “Swamp Fox” for his
surprise attacks on the
British?
Name the Frenchmen who
assisted Washington and
Lafayette capture Cornwallis
at Yorktown.
Name the last major battle of
the Revolutionary War.
• Took two years come to a peace
agreement
• Officially ended the war for independence
What were the terms of the 1.
treaty?
2.
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