chapter 5&6 Flashcards
what is the introduction to a document or statement called
preamble
why were Americans angry about British politics such as sugar act, stamp act, townshed acts
being taxed without having any say
who was nathanael greene
- american general
- commanded forces in south that drove the british back into charleston/savannah
two basic ideas of government stated by thomas jefferson in the declaration of independence
- the power to govern a nation comes from its people
- government exists to protect natural rights
what is a formal request to a government
petition
who was king of Britain during american revolution
king george III
who was samuel adams
- boston patriot
- helped from sons of liberty
- helped committees of correspondence
who was patrick henry
- patriot leader in virginia
- organized opposition to stamp act “give me liberty or give me death”
what were some actions taken by colonial patriots to protest british authority in the years before american revolution
- boycotts
- boston tea party
- forming cc
- raising militias
- petitions
- riots
- burning effigies
what phases is associated with Americans resistance to British policies in the 1760’s and 1770’s
no taxation without representation
who was john paul jones
- u.s. navy soldier
- captured British ship serapi’s
what is the term for the use of naval vessels to prevent trade and supplies from entering a country
blockage
who was the american guerilla leader know as stamp fox
francis marion
what are the advantages for each side in the revolutionary war
•patriot• -fighting on own land -greater motivation to fight -greater leader: george washington •british• -strong navy -experience: well trained army -wealth of an empire -larger population
explain two reasons for the Americans improbable victory
- guerilla war tactics: ambush
- foreign assistance: france, spain
- fighting for a cause: liberty
- fought in own land: george washington depended on sea for supply
