The Extension Of The Conflict Flashcards
(11 cards)
Where did the unrest spread and what did this lead to ?
It’s spread south leading to the flight of the governors
What is the flight of the governors ?
Key figures of royal government leaving their colonies because widespread unrest leaving a power vacuum
When did governor of Virginia, the earl of Dunmore flee ?
Flex the capital of Williamsburg on the 8 June and was taken on board a Briths naval vessel the HMS Fowey
When did the Governor Hosiah Martin of north Carolina flee ?
16 July
When did Lord William Campbell flee ?
He left South Carolina on 15 September
When did Sir James Wright leave Georgia ?
February 1776
What did the continental congress create ?
An army on 15 June 1776 to regularise the militia and volunteers fighting
- this would allow for coordinated attacks on Boston
When did the Continental Congress create a navy ?
October 13 1776 and Congress authorised privateers
Who did Congress appoint as commander in Cheif ?
George Washington
What did the Americans do after forcing Britain ouf of Boston ?
A campaign to Canada which spread unrest northwards
It was to prevent British attacks and seize arms and Mortreal was taken and Quebec sieged
What is the acronym of the order ?
VNCCG
