Actual Cards 6 Flashcards
1
Q
The document that conveyed a desire for peace and sent to the king
A
Olive branch petition
2
Q
Those who favored fighting the British
A
Patriots
3
Q
Another name for Loyalists
A
Tories
4
Q
Date of final approval of the declaration of independence
A
July 4, 1776
5
Q
Where the British surrendered
A
Yorktown
6
Q
Mercenary troops who fought for the British
A
Hessians
7
Q
Author of Common Sense
A
Thomas Paine
8
Q
Patriot quartermaster
A
Nathaniel Greene
9
Q
Primary author of declaration of independence
A
Thomas Jefferson
10
Q
America’s western boundary
A
Mississippi River
11
Q
Conciliatory to King George
A
Olive branch petition
12
Q
Trading ships equipped for war
A
Privateers
13
Q
Backed British in war
A
Loyalists
14
Q
Prussian drill master at Valley Forge
A
Baron Von Steuben
15
Q
Frenchman who aided the American
A
Marquis de Lafayette
