War for Independence Flashcards
1
Q
Proclamation of 1763
A
restricted movement in the Ohio Valley
2
Q
April 19, 1775
A
war begins
3
Q
John Locke
A
wrote of a social contract that influenced Declaration of Independence
4
Q
Thomas Paine
A
“Common Sense”
5
Q
July 4, 1776
A
Declaration of Independence
6
Q
British advantages in war
A
- larger population
- economic strength
- Est. gov’t
- experienced military forces
7
Q
Colonial Advantages
A
- “home field advantage”
- guerrilla warfare
- France
8
Q
British Strategies
A
decapitation; divide & conquer
9
Q
Boston
A
center of colonial unrest (head to be decapitated)
10
Q
Saratoga
A
turning point in war; France officially involves themselves
11
Q
Yorktown
A
War won by colonials here (unofficially)
12
Q
Treaty of Paris of 1783
A
- U.S. has independence
- generous boundaries to Mississippi Rv.
- fishing rights of Coast of Canada
- No loyalist persecution
