Ch 5 IDs Flashcards
1
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Olive Branch Petition
Who
A
John Dickinson
2
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Olive Branch Petition
What
A
Conciliatory appeal to the king
3
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Olive Branch Petition
When
A
1775
4
Q
Olive Branch Petition
Where
A
America
5
Q
Olive Branch Petition
Why
A
Demonstrated that the colonists were divided on the issue of independence and some wanted to try to reconcile
6
Q
Common Sense
Who
A
Thomas Paine
7
Q
Common Sense
What
A
Pamphlet arguing that it was common sense for Americans to break completely from British
8
Q
Common Sense
When
A
1776
9
Q
Common Sense
Where
A
America
10
Q
Common Sense
Why
A
Helped galvanize many Americans and change the American outlook toward the war
11
Q
Declaration of Independence
Who
A
Thomas Jefferson
12
Q
Declaration of Independence
What
A
Declaration of seperation of the colonies from England
13
Q
Declaration of Independence
When
A
1776
14
Q
Declaration of Independence
Where
A
Philadelphia
15
Q
Declaration of Independence
Why
A
Encouraged American Patriots to fight on and reject the idea of peace that stopped short of winning independence
Created great division between American society
16
Q
Thomas Jefferson
Who
A
Virginia delegate
17
Q
Thomas Jefferson
What
A
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
18
Q
Thomas Jefferson
When
A
1776
19
Q
Thomas Jefferson
Where
A
Philedelphia
20
Q
Thomas Jefferson
Why
A
Encouraged American Patriots to fight on and reject the idea of peace that stopped short of winning independence
Created great division between American society
21
Q
Whigs
Who
A
Supportes of the revolution
22
Q
Whigs
What
A
Supported independence efforts
23
Q
Whigs
When
A
1750s-1790s
24
Q
Whigs
Where
A
England
25
Whigs
| Why
Played an important role in gaining indpendence for America
26
Tories
| Who
Loyalists
27
Tories
| What
Remained loyal to the king
28
Tories
| When
1750s-1790s
29
Tories
| Where
America
30
Tories
| Why
Fought to maintain British control over the colonies
31
Patriots
| Who
Supported of independence
32
Patriots
| What
Supported independence
33
Patriots
| When
1750s-1790s
34
Patriots
| Where
America
35
Patriots
| Why
Played an important role in gaining independence for America
36
Loyalists
| Who
Also known as Tories
37
Loyalists
| What
Remained loyal to the king
38
Loyalists
| When
1750s-1790s
39
Loyalists
| Where
America
40
Loyalists
| Why
Fought to maintain British control over the colonies
41
Articles of Confederation
| Who
Congress
42
Articles of Confederation
| What
Confirmed weak, decentralized government
43
Articles of Confederation
| When
1777
44
Articles of Confederation
| Where
America
45
Articles of Confederation
| Why
Reflected colonial reservations of centralized government with a stron executive
Led to a weak and uncertain central government
46
Geogre Washington
| Who
Virginia surveyor
47
Geogre Washington
| What
Served as commander in chief for the continental army
48
Geogre Washington
| When
1775
49
Geogre Washington
| Where
America
50
Geogre Washington
| Why
Led the colonies to victory
51
Bunker Hill
| Who
British and Americans
52
Bunker Hill
| What
Battle of the revolutionary war
53
Bunker Hill
| When
1775
54
Bunker Hill
| Where
Breed's Hill
55
Bunker Hill
| Why
British suffered their heaviest casualities of the war
First battle
Americans experienced a moral boost
56
Battle of Saratoga
| Who
British vs Patrios
57
Battle of Saratoga
| What
British withdrew to Saratoga
58
Battle of Saratoga
| When
1777
59
Battle of Saratoga
| Where
Vermont
60
Battle of Saratoga
| Why
Turning point in the war because led the French to ally with the Americans
61
Benedict Arnold
| Who
Command of a small American force
62
Benedict Arnold
| What
Threatened Quebec
63
Benedict Arnold
| When
1775
64
Benedict Arnold
| Where
Canada
65
Benedict Arnold
| Why
Became a traitor and tried to give up West Point
66
Hessians
| Who
German mercenaries
67
Hessians
| What
British left as outposes
68
Hessians
| When
1776
69
Hessians
| Where
Delaware River
70
Hessians
| Why
Geoge Washington scattered the Hessians and later occupied the British territory
71
Battle of Trenton
| Who
George Washington and Hessians
72
Battle of Trenton
| What
Geoge Washington scattered the Hessians and later occupied the British territory
73
Battle of Trenton
| When
1776
74
Battle of Trenton
| Where
Trenton (along the Delaware River)
75
Battle of Trenton
| Why
Dealt a tremendous blow to British moral
76
Valley Forge
| Who
George Washington
77
Valley Forge
| What
WInder quarters for Washington's army
78
Valley Forge
| When
1777
79
Valley Forge
| Where
Pennsylvania
80
Valley Forge
| Why
Suffered great physical hardships but emerged from the ordeal as a trained force for the first time capable of defeating the British Army in a European sytle battle
81
Marquis de Lafayette
| Who
French nobleman
82
Marquis de Lafayette
| What
Served as a major general of the colonial army
83
Marquis de Lafayette
| When
1780s
84
Marquis de Lafayette
| Where
America
85
Marquis de Lafayette
| Why
Made significant financial and military contributions to the war which played a role in the American victory
86
Frederick von Steuban
| Who
Pruessian born military officer
87
Frederick von Steuban
| What
Served as inspector general and major general of the Continental Army
88
Frederick von Steuban
| When
1777
89
Frederick von Steuban
| Where
America
90
Frederick von Steuban
| Why
Reorganized and established basic hygiene for the soldiers at Valley Force
91
Francis Marion
| Who
"Swamp fox"
92
Francis Marion
| What
Led Patriot guerrillas
93
Francis Marion
| When
1770s-1780s
94
Francis Marion
| Where
America
95
Francis Marion
| Why
Constantly harassed the British and played a key role in overall victory
96
Nathaniel Green
| Who
Quaker reared general
97
Nathaniel Green
| What
Commanded the South
98
Nathaniel Green
| When
1780s
99
Nathaniel Green
| Where
South
100
Nathaniel Green
| Why
Cleared most of Georgia from British soliders
101
Yorktown
| Who
Washington and Cornwallis
102
Yorktown
| What
Washington trapped Cornwallis at Yorktown
103
Yorktown
| When
1781
104
Yorktown
| Where
Yorktown
105
Yorktown
| Why
Cornwallis capitulated and later sent a deputy who formally surrendered the British army
106
Treaty of Paris 1783
| Who
British and Americans
107
Treat of Paris 1783
| What
Peacy treaty
108
Treat of Paris 1783
| When
1783
109
Treat of Paris 1783
| Where
America
110
Treat of Paris 1783
| Why
Marked the end of the war and recognized American independence
111
General Cornwallis
| Who
British commander
112
General Cornwallis
| What
Trapped by Washington at Yorktown
113
General Cornwallis
| When
1781
114
General Cornwallis
| Where
Yorktown
115
General Cornwallis
| Why
Cornwallis capitulated and later sent a deput who formally surrendered the British army
116
Abigail Adams
| Who
Wife of John Adams
117
Abigail Adams
| What
Wrote to John Adams about expansion of women's rights
118
Abigail Adams
| When
1779
119
Abigail Adams
| Where
America
120
Abigail Adams
| Why
Called for a modest expansion of women's rights
121
Mary Wollstonecraft
| Who
Advocate of women's rights
122
Mary Wollstonecraft
| What
Wrote A Vindication of Women's Rights
123
Mary Wollstonecraft
| When
1792
124
Mary Wollstonecraft
| Wehre
America
125
Mary Wollstonecraft
| Why
Promoted the feminist movement
