Chapter 4 The American Revolution Flashcards
What is a major group that was formed when colonists protested?
The Sons of Liberty
What did colonists protest against?
British taxation
Representatives from every colony except _______ assembled the ________.
Georgia
First Continental Congress
During the first continental congress what were the colonists deciding on?
What to do about the closing of Boston Harbor
Representative Patrick Henry wanted _______,but other colonists wanted to try ______.
Immediate war
Compromise
What compromise did the colonists send the king?
The declaration of rights
Each colony formed a local _____.
Militia
The royal government seized arms being stored and conquered. This is called __________.
The battle of Lexington
The king ignored the Declaration of Rights so the colonist _________.
Met at the second continental congress
Who became the general of the continental army?
George Washington
Colonists sent the king another compromised called _______.
The Olive Branch Petition
To pay for the war the congress printed their own ________.
Currency/money
_______ wrote in “Common Sense” that _____ and not monarchs should______.
Thomas Paine
Citizens
Make the laws
He published “Common Sense” to gain colonial support for declaring ______.
Independence from Great Britain
The declaration did not declare freedom for _______,________,________
Women
Native Americans
African Americans
During the war _______ soldiers served in the continental army.
230 thousand
Another 145 thousand served in _________.
Local militias
The continental army allowed freed African Americans to fight , but the British offered _______ to those who fought on their side.
Freedom
Christmas night 1779, Washington led soldiers across the _________ into New Jersey.
Delaware River
When the patriots arrived in New Jersey what did they do?
Surprised hessian mercenaries
What did Washington’s surprise attack result in?
The capturing of 1,000 soldiers including arms and amunitions.
The American victory at Saratoga gave Americans the confidence the needed ______________.
That they could win the war
It also convinced the French that what could happen?
The Americans could beat the British
France entered the war as _______.
An American ally
How did France and Spain help the patriots during the war?
The gave them the supplies and soldiers they needed
How did Marquis de Lafayette the patriots?
He brought soldiers to fight voluntarily without pay
How did Galvez help the patriots?
He brought soldiers and seized British post
How far did Galvez go seizing British post?
From Louisiana to Pensacola
How did Von Steuben help the patriots during the war?
He trained the patriot soldiers
What reason did the British turn to the south for?
They had a big population of slaves and loyalists
Who was the first southern colony to fall to the British?
Georgia
British General __________ brought his troops to Yorktown,__________.
Cornwallis
Virginia
How did the patriots win the Battle of Yorktown?
They, with the help of the French army and navy, surrounded the British
Cornwallis surrendered but the treaty ending the war wasn’t signed until ________.
1783
The ___________ 1783 formally recognized the USA as _________.
Treaty of Paris
Independent
The official boundaries of the US were set. To the north_________, to the west was the__________,and to the south was___________.
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Spanish owned Florida
