Chapter 7 - The American Revolution, 1776-1786

American Revolution

The ________ has been the first of numerous successful colonial revolutions.

Kentucky Settlement

The ________ was marked by a chaos of overlapping surveys and land claims and the Land Ordinance problem was designed to solve by establishing an ordered survey system that split the land into townships, each consisting of thirty six sections of a mile (640 hectares)

New England

The war claimed few civilians in ________ and the Mid- Atlantic states, since the war was largely confined to direct military engagement.

Clinton

In October 1779 ________ evacuated Rhode Island, New England's latest British fortress, and carried out a campaign against Charleston with 8, 000 soldiers.

Saratoga

Vergennes was persuaded in December 1777 by the American win in ________ and his fear of the United Kingdom entering into negotiations with the revolutionaries.