Chapter 8
“America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783”
Study Guide

1.      Describe how America passed from military hostilities with Britain to independence.

2.      Explain the specific reasons and general principles used in the Declaration of Independence to justify America’s separation.

3.      Explain why some Americans remained loyal to Britain and what happened to them during and after the Revolution.

4.      Describe how the British attempt to crush the Revolution quickly was foiled, especially by the Battle of Saratoga.

5.      Describe the role of the French alliance in the Revolution.

6.      Describe the military and political obstacles Washington and his generals had to overcome before the final victory of Yorktown.

7.      Describe the terms of the Treaty of Paris and explain how America was able to achieve such a stunning diplomatic victory.

Identification:

Continental Congress
Common Sense
Patriots or Whigs
Loyalists
Privateers

Identify:  George Washington, Bunker Hill, Benedict Arnold, Thomas Paine, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, General John Burgoyne, General William Howe, Benjamin Franklin, George Rogers Clark, John Paul Jones, Saratoga, Yorktown, John Jay