American revolution Flashcards
who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
Tomas Paine
why did he name the pamphlet common sense?
wrote it to the common people in a common language
Who was the main author of the declaration of dependence
Thomas Jefferson
how many parts did the declaration have and what were they
4.
1- the preamble
2-the declaration of natural rights
3-the list of grievances
4- the revolution of Independence.
what were the 3 unalienable rights that government cannot take away?
life, liberty,pursuit of happiness
why did the us send a copy of the declaration to other countries?
to let everyone know we are a free and independant state
what date did the declaration of Independence become official?
July 4th 1776
how many people signed the declaration of independence
56
why was signing the declaration a great risk?
if you got captured, you got hanged
who said “ i only regret that i have but one life to lose for my country”
Nathan Hale
What was the 2nd pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, it help raise the soldiers morale?
Crisis
who were the hessians and where were they from?
german merchandises from hesse/ a small german state
What battle was the turning point of the war?
saratoga
which British general developed a plan to cut off new England from the rest of the country?
Burgoyne
Give 2 reasons why the british were not successful dividing the u.s
gen. howe was sent to phlia. and gen. st. leger was marching east and ran into american forces.
who did gen burgoyne surrender to at the battle of saratoga
gen.horatio gates
list 3 results of saratoga
- ended all british treats to new england
- rose patriot mural
- (the most important) Europeans bealeved we could win.
what rivers did victories by george rogers clark secure for the americans?
mississippi and ohio
give 1 reason why the americans that survived the winter at valley forge were better soliders.
indured winter, and got stronger for it.
what was the last major battle of the war
yorktown
list the 4 peole that blocked gen cornwallis retreat from yorktown
east- ocean/french fleet
north-washington
west-lafayette
south-greene
what treaty officially ened the war and what year was it signed
treaty of paris April 15th 1783
lsit the new borders of the unitied states of america
north-canada
east-altanic ocean
south-flordia
west- mississippi
