1. Why was the Battle of Saratoga such a key to American success in the Revolutionary War?

2. What were the causes and consequences of the American Declaration of Independence in
1776?

3. Describe the different courses of the Revolutionary War in New England, the middle Atlantic
states, and the South. What role did the battles in each region play in the eventual American
victory?

4. Why did Americans choose not only to break from Britain, but to adopt a republican form of    ^j
government in 1776? What republican ideas did they share, and what did they disagree about?

5. Who were the Loyalists, what role did they play during the Revolution, and what happened to
them afterward?

6. What role did France play in winning America's independence? How does the American
Revolution fit into the series of "world wars" described in Chapter 6?