Ch. 6 Flashcards
Virginia patriot whose speeches supported the war
Patrick Henry
British General whose army occupied Boston and attacked Concord
Thomas Gage
Commander of the green mountain boys who captured fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
Commander and chief of the continental army
George Washington
American ordnance chief who surprised the British by transporting heavy artillery to boston
Henry Knox
Successful winter raid that lifted the morale of the young continental army
Trenton
Unsuccessful attempt to stop the British from taking Philadelphia
Battle of Brandywine
Englishman who wrote common sense to arouse support for independence
Thomas Paine
Primary author of the deceleration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
American negotiator for the treaty of Paris and a member of the committee that drafted the deceleration of independence
John Adams
British General who took New York and Philadelphia but missed his main objective
William Howe
Continental army’s headquarters during the dark winter of 1777-8
Valley forge
The draw that proved the new professionalism of the continental army
Monmouth
German drill master for the continental army
Baron Von Steuben
American leader in the northwest who captured Vincennes
George Rogers Clark