amercian revlution Flashcards
what did the loyalist want to do
wanted to remain as British colonies
what did the neutruals want to do
were undecided abiut which side to choose
what did the patrits do
supported sperartion from britain (independence)
the battle of bunker hill
first ,ajor battle of the revolution june 17 1775
located near boston
what was so importantly said in the bunker hill
do not shoot unill you see the white of their eyes
what was the issue wiyh gubns
were very inacurate
who won the battle of bunker hill
red caps (britsihs)
what did the patriots get from the battle of bunker hill
it was a moral victory because it showed the britsh they weren’t as weak as the British thought
why did the patriots loose the battple iof bunker hill?????
they ran out of amo
what date was the dec;leration of independece signed
july 4 1776
who worked on the decleration of independence
Thomas Jefferson (main author), Ben Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, & Roger Sherman
what were each part of the decleration of indpence
1) introductin 2) list of grievance 3)conclusion
when did the battle of long island take place
august 27 -29 1776
what was signific about the battle of long island
: British gain control of NYC; NY becomes a loyalist stronghold!
when was the battle of trenton
dec 26 1776
