The Revolutionary Era 2

Question 1

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Answer 1

-the first battle of the war
-British march into Massachusetts
-they retreat from firing of the Colonists

Question 2

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 2

-major turning point in the war for America
-Burgoyne was defeated
-convinced French to become allies with America

Question 3

Battle of Trenton

Answer 3

-Washington organizes a sneak attack on Hessian (German) troops in Trenton.
-Huge victory for America
-saves the morale of the Revolution

Question 4

Benedict Arnold

Answer 4

-traitor
-became British spy because of wife Peggy
-gets caught giving West Point to British
-reason why British moved south

Question 5

Battle of Yorktown

Answer 5

-British located to Yorktown, Virgina
-French defeats the British for first time
-British surrender to Washington

Question 6

Second Continental Congress

Answer 6

-met after Battle of Lexington and Concord
-congress formally declares they are separating from Britain.

Question 7

Olive Branch Petition

Answer 7

the last plea for peach with King George

Question 8

Common Sense

Answer 8

-written by Thomas Paine
-moved opinions toward independence and away from Monarchy

Question 9

Treaty of Paris 1783

Answer 9

-peace agreement with England and the Colonists
-boundaries of the new US from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
-that Americans allow British collection of prewar debts from colonists.

Question 10

Articles of Confederation

Answer 10

-the original framework for our government
-every state had one vote
-no central government, up to the states

Question 11

Land Ordinance of 1785

Answer 11

organized northwest territories so they could be sold as land to pay of debts

Question 12

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Answer 12

settles how a territory could become a state
-territory must reach a certain population then apply for statehood
-no slavery allowed in the territores

Question 13

Shay’s Rebellion

Answer 13

-Massachusetts farmer rebelled over too many taxes
-seen as the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced

Question 14

Battle of Bunker Hill

Answer 14

-Tactical British win
-strategic American win
-American ontop of the hill

Question 15

Big Three of the British Military

Answer 15

-Howe
-Burgoyne
-Clinton

Question 16

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

Answer 16

-from Europe, end up at Valley Forge
-trains the Continental Army into an effective fighting force

Question 17

First Continental Congress wanted 4 things:

Answer 17

1. an immediate repeal of the Intolerable Acts and if this does not happen military action
2. the king to restore former colonial rights
3. to created the Continental Association to enforce the economic boycott
4. if colonial rights were not recognized the Congress would meet again in 1775

Question 18

Battle of New York

Answer 18

-Washington takes L
-Continental Army at the biggest it will ever be
-British take over Long Island, Brooklyn, forcing Washington to NJ

Question 19

The British Army in America

Answer 19

-not the best
-not unified
-a large distance away from their country

Question 20

Declaration of Independence

Answer 20

-synthesized Enlightenment ideas
-everyone who signs it knows the consequences

Question 21

3 parts of the Declarations of Independence

Answer 21

-General Principles
-Supporting Evidence
-Final Declaration