History review unit 6

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How was John Adams helpful in getting the delegates to sign the Declaration of Independence?

He talked persistently and convincingly about independence.

What effect did the signing of the Declaration of Independence have on the colonists?

It filled them with pride and unified them.

What was promised to slaves that encouraged them to fight for the British?

freedom

Which of the following is a reason why more than 5,000 blacks fought on the American side during the Revolutionary War?

They believed in the words of the Declaration of Independence.

This former Prussian captain turned a disorderly group of American recruits into skilled soldiers.

Baron Friedrich von Steuben

This Frenchman became a general on George Washington’s staff. He became lifelong friends with Washington.

Marquis de Lafayette

This Polish Jew spied on the British in New York for the Patriots. The French later made him the paymaster for their army in America.

Haym Salomon

This wife of a delegate wrote letters to her husband about the inequality of women and blacks.

Abigail Adams

This patriot signed the Declaration with a large, bold signature. He was the first delegate to sign.

John Hancock

This woman wrote a play about the British. She used her writing to turn Loyalists into Patriots.

Mercy Otis Warren

Name three ways American women helped during the Revolution. Student’s answers will vary but should include some of the following ideas:

• Women took charge of farms and businesses. • Women sewed clothes for soldiers. • Women helped make gunpowder and cannonballs. • Women fed

Explain how American women were able to fight as soldiers during the Revolution.

Women disguised themselves as men in order to join the army and fight as soldiers.