Chapter 6 Flashcards
How did the revolutionary war begin?
British wanted to “Cut off the head of the Snake” and arrest the Adams Brothers
Who established Brooklyn Heights?
George Washington
Who won the battle of White Plains?
British
During the Battle of Trenton, where did General Cornwallis winter his troops?
Princeton New Jersey
When did George Washington move his troops across the Delaware River?
December 24, 1776
Who won the battle of Princeton?
George Washington and the colonists against the British
After the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, where did Washington bring his troops?
New Jersey
What was the center of the revolution?
New England and New York
Who went from the St. Lawrence River and sailed down to Lake Champlain?
General John Bourgogne
Who came from Lake Eerie across the Mohawk trail and headed east and then came across Albany?
General Barry St. Legier
Who took command of the 30,000 American Troops and moved them into Philly?
General Horatio Gates
Why did the French Government begin to send money and supplies to the Americans?
To weaken the British
Who lead the French Navy for the Americans?
Admiral De Grasse
Russia was in an absolute monarchy under who?
Catherine the Great
Who was the Prussian Military General?
Baron Von Stuchon
What was the greatest army in Europe?
The Prussian Army
Where was the training center for the American Army?
West Point, NY
Who was the British commander?
George Clinton
What drew loyalists to the south?
Tobacco and Cotton
Who captured Savannah in 1779?
Livingston
Who capturedCamden in South Carolina and defeated Horatio Gates?
General Cornwallis
Who replaces Gates as southern commander?
Nathaniel Greene
When Cornwallis is confronted by Nathaniel Greene in North Carolina, who wins?
Nathaniel Greene
Who assumed the name of the swamp fox?
Francis Marion
Who defeats the British Navy in the Battle of Virginia Sholes?
De Grasse
What did the Treaty of Paris in 1783 entail?
Spain receives Florida
Spain receives the western MI River Valley
Britain retained Canada
What were the Unresolved issues after the revolutionary war?
American Refusal to repay loyalists for their property
Americans would not repay British Creditors
Said they were going to keep their forts south of the Great Lakes
What was Egalitarianism?
The belief in equality
What was political leadership determined by?
Demonstrated Achievement
Accomplishments
Dedication to Public Good
What was the policy on slavery in Penn?
Gradual Emancipation
What did the colonists see themselves as after the revolutionary war?
13 little countries
Who wrote the MA constitution?
John Adams
What were the three branches of government established in the constitutions?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
What did the Articles of Confederation say?
Restricted any Central Government
Could not interfere with commerce
Any law passed had to be passed with 9/13 approval
What did the Land Ordinates of 1785 entail?
Divided ranges of land into 6x6 land plots
What did the Northwest Ordinates of 1787 entail?
> 5,000 citizens could have a marshal and a judge elected
>5,000 citizens, people would write a constitution
What was the one difference of the Southwest Ordinates of 1789?
Slavery could exist south of the Ohio River
