Chapter 3 Flashcards
(27 cards)
Main Cause of the Revolution
Taxation without Representation
Battle of Bunker Hill
First major battle- deadliest
William Precott
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” -Commander
John Hancock
President during the time
George Washington
Commander of Army
Olive Branch Petition
“Former harmony” - PEACE
Prohibitory
Ended all trade with colonies
Thomas Paine
“Common Sense” - He’s the reason why the Americans should declare independence
Richard Henry Lee
Proposed a resolution to declare our independence before the Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
Accepted on July 4, 1776
Loyalist (Tories)
Those who opposed independence and remained loyal to the Crown
William Franklin
Son of Benjamin Franklin
Patriots ( Whigs)
Those in favor of the revolution
Mercenary soldiers
Paid and foreign. German (Hessians)
General William Howe
Overall British Commander
David Bushnell
1st use of submarine in warfare (Turtle (failed))
Thomas Paine
Wrote the American Crisis (hyped up man to join the war)
Battle on Trenton
Surprise attack the day after Christmas
Battle of Philadelphia
Continental Congress abandons the city
Battles of Saratoga
Battle that the American defeats The British soldiers. Getting the French’s attention.
Horatio Gates
Commander of the Saratoga battle (American)
John Burgoyne
Commander during the Saratoga battle (British)
Benedict Arnold
Hero of the battles of Saratoga
America’s oldest alliances
France (Franco)