ch 6 Flashcards
colonial government that assembled in Philadelphia Pennsylvania took control of the arm at Boston and asked the colonies for war supplies and troops
second contenental congress
Wrote the book Common Sense
Thomas Paine
petition for peace sent by the second contenental congress to king George II
Olive Branch Pettition
British fort locates in New York captured in 1775 by Ethan Allens greeen mountain boys and other soilders
Fort Ticonderoga
Battle on breeds hill near Boston in 1775 resulting in a costly British victory.
Bunker Hill
colonists who apposed fighting britain
Loyalists
document adopted on July 4th 1776
Declara7on of Independence
battle against the hessians soilders in new jersery after George Washington
Trenton
the location of the 1777-1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army led by General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.
Valley Forge
was an American naval hero in the American Revolution, renowned for his victory over British ships of war off the east coast of England
John Paul Jones
was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, in the American Revolutionary War.
Marquis de Lafayete
signed on September 3 1783 formally granting the American colonies independence as result of the war.
Treaty of Paris
troops controlled by the second contentental congress and commanded by george washington.
Contnental Army
was an American farmer, writer, military officer and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of Vermont and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War,
Ethan Allen
individuals who favored fighting the british
Patriots
hired soilders or mercinaries from germany
Hessians
an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war.
Saratoga
trader who transfered to Britain from the patriotts
Benedict Arnold
British leader
Charles Cornwallis
former serrender of general corn wallices army
Yorktown
Know the 3 Phases of the American Revolu7on and know the significant ba=les of each.
Lexington first shot
Saratoga turning point
Yorktown last Battle where Brits surrender
Know the purpose of the Declara7on and understand how some of its contents would lead to future conflict in America.
the purpose was to declare freedom and independance but not only that, also to point out to the amaricans all the wrong things the British had done to them. the future conflict would be about alvery and debate over all men are created equal. this would lead to the civil war.
Know the 3 different categories of Americans and be able to explain them.
