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
battle of trenton
surprise attack on the hessians after christma caught the hessia off guard so they won washigtons army had to cross the Delaware river
how did thr battle of trenton help Americans spirts
many were going to unilist but ther bug win brought hope to them
what was the british stragdey against the colonist
England believed if they could divide the New England Colonies from the Middle/Southern Colonies, it would force the Colonies to surrender
battle of saratogo
turning point in the revoltion
what happned after the battle srartoga
the frecnh joined the Americans
when did the stayat vaklley forge start and end
dec 1777 to march 1778
what were the issues with valley forge
low supply of food, clothing a supply and they ran out
what happend to the army at valley forge
many died of sickness and of the elements and starvaion.
who he;lped the americans
laffy frecnh
