Chapter 6: War for Independence Flashcards
Two men who drafted Declaration
Jefferson & Dickinson
Olive branch petition
Asks for amends to be made
Proclamation of Rebellion
Opened and avowed rebellion
Prohibitory Act
Removed British protection from colonies
Paine
Wrote common sense
How did common sense encourage colonists to support independence?
Some Americans favored separation from Britain
Jefferson
Led committee which prepared Declaration of Independence
July 4th 1776
Declaration if Independence signed
Blackstone
Wrote commentaries on Laws of England
Patriot advancements
Knew land, experienced fighters, British problems & foreign aid
Patriot disadvantages
Lack of unity, finical problems, & difficult maintaining army
Two american victories that boosted patriot morale
Princeton & Trenton
British officers that isolated New England from rest of colonies
Burgoyne, St. Leger, & Howe
Gates
Patriot general who led his troops to victory at Saratoga
How was Battle of Saratoga a turning pint in Americas War for Independence?
Finished British chances if isolating New England from rest of colonies
Where did Washington & his troops spend winter if 1777?
Valley Forge
Two naval heroes of America’s War for Independence
Jones & Barry
Marion
“Swamp fox”
Sumter
“Fighting game cock”
Battle of kings mountain
Battle that stopped British Invasion of North Carolina
Cornwallis
British commander of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown
Victory that meant triumph for patriot cause
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that recognized 13 colonies as “free, sovereign, & independent states”
Where was the declaration signed?
Independence Hall, Penn.
