9th Grade Chapter 6 Flashcards
Declared the colonists in open rebellion
Proclamation of rebellion
The act that Britain removed British protection from the colonies
Prohibitory act
Led the comittee who prepared the deceleration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
Those that favored independence
Patriot or Whig
Those who opposed independence
Loyalists or Tories
How was America split
1/3 want independence 1/3 didn’t 1/3 undecided
American superintendent of finance
Robert Morris
Essay (maybe) american advantages
They knew their land they had to defend, they were protecting their homes friends and families, they possessed most of the land, and had experienced leaders
Essay (maybe) disadvantages of colonists
Lack of unity, financial probs, difficulty maintaining an army
British dis advantages
Far from home, trouble taking supplies, friends and am in America, didn’t wanna pay for a war
2 big american vistories
Princeton and Trenton
Led troops to victory at Saratoga
Gates
Turning point for America independence and why
Battle of Saratoga a stopped British from isolation England from colonies and France entered formal Allende with America
Who pushed Washington across Delaware
Howe
2 naval heros
John Paul jones and John Barry
Swamp fox
Francis Marion
Fighting game cock
Thomas Sumter
Fighting Quaker
General Greene
British commander at Yorktown
Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 troops washington and 5,000
ESSAY TREATY OF PARIS
September 3,1783
Us gets north to canada, west to Mississippi, south to fl (Spanish gets it), rights to fishing off coast of new found land, British had to leave, British could collect any debts, loyalist could get their land back
April 19 1775
Battle of Lexington and concord
June 17 1775
Battle of bunker hill
October 19 1781
Battle of Yorktown
Admiral or colonies that went to NY
Howe
