Chapter 8 Flashcards
an official statement
declaration
A sudden and complete change in government
revolution
Freedom to govern on their own
independence
taking neither side
neutral
a symbol of peace
olive branch
believers in peaceful settlements or differences
pacifists
soldiers that made up the first continental army
continentals
an agreement between countries
treaty
One of the fiercest battles of the war. Colonists drove the British back twice.
Battle at Bunker Hill
An argument between the British and the Americans that ended the Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris
American victory in the Revolutionary War that led France to help the Patriots.
Battle of Saratoga
The winter that almost destroyed the Continental Army by cold, hunger, and sickness.
Winter at Valley Forge
The battle that proved the Patriots had won the war.
Battle of Yorktown
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Polish officer who came to America to fight with the Continental Army.
Casimir Pulaski
The person chosen to lead the Continental Army.
George Washington
German soldier who helped train the Continental soldiers at Valley Forge
Friedrich von Steuben
A traitor of the Continental Army. He set fire to supplies in Virginia in January 1781.
Benedict Arnold
With Commander Jean Rochambeau, he closed in on the British in Virginia.
George Washington
British general that fought for days before giving up, even though King George wanted them to keep fighting.
General Cornwallis
General that accepted the British surrender
General Lincoln
The British band played “The World Turned Upside Down” during what ceremony?
The British surrender ceremony
