6.5 Flashcards
Who seized the British posts, kakasha and Vincennes in 1778
George Rogers Clark
What three American commanders led the war in the south
Thomas Sumter Francis Martin Nathaniel Greene
What battle stopped invasion of North Carolina
Battle of kings mountain
Who was the British commander at Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
Victory that secured American Independence
Battle of Yorktown
What treaty recognized the thirteen colonies as one independent state
Treaty of paris
When was the treaty of Paris signed
1783
Who was the swamp fox
Francis Marion
Who was the game cock
Thomas Sumter
Who was the fighting quaker
Nathaniel Green
Replaced general howe as British commander in chief of the army in America
Sir Henry Clinton
Native American that helped in the war for independence
Joseph brant
Private vessels commissioned by congress or the states
Privateers
One of the best known naval heroes of the war for independence
John Paul Jones
One of the best known naval heroes of the war for independence
John Paul Jones
