history ch.6 Flashcards
congress signed the declaration of independence
july 4 1776
1777
battle of saratoga
1781
battle of yorktown
1783
treaty of paris
when was the olive branch petition approved by the continental congress
july 1775
what document called for amends with King George 3
olive branch petition
enumerated specific injustices inflicted upon the colonies by Great Britain
the declaration of causes and necesity of taking up arms
who drafted the declaration of causes and necesity of taking up arms
dickinson and jefferson
when was the proclamation of rebellion issued
august 23, 1775
what delcared that the americans were in open rebellion
proclamation of rebellion
when was the prohibitary act issued
december 1775
provided confiscation of colonist ships and and barred all trade with the colonies
prohibitory acts
german soldiers that fought for great britian
hessians
when did thomas paine wright common sense
january 1776
who published common sense
thomas paine
who presented a momentous resolution to the continental congress
richard henry lee
when did richard henry lee present to the continental congress
june 7, 1776
who led the committee to take up the resolution
thomas jefferson
the most important human statement of political principles in history
declaration of independance
when was the declaration of independance adopted
july 4 1776
british political theorists
locke and blackstone
what did john locke promote
social contract
the idea that government derives its authority from the consent of the governed
social contract
what book did blackstone publish
commentaries on the laws of england
what is another name for patriots
whigs
another name for loyalists
tories
who was americas most valuable allie
france
foreign military leaders that helped the patriots
lafayette, steuben, kalb, kosciuszko,
pulaski
two patriot disadvantages
lack of unity and finances
became superintendent of finance in 1781
robert morris
ran brokages in new york and philidelphia
haym salomon
what was the british overall plan
capture new york and divide the colonies in half
who arrived in new york with 32,000 troops
general Howe
hanged for treason on september 22,1776
nathan hale
what was nathan hale disguised as
a dutch school teacher
where did washington capture hessian troops
trenton
how many hessian troops did washington capture
1000
what bristish general was sent to trenton to capture washington
cornwallis
when did washington defeat british troops at princeton
january 3 1777
british general that was supposed to lead his army along lake champlain
burgoyne
british genral that was supposed to lead his troops form montreal down the st lawerance river to lake ontario
leger
who didnt complete the plan and abandoned it
howe
who surrendered west point
benedict arnold
who was captured with evedence of arnolds plan
john andre
german settlers won an battle against who
nicholas herkimer at the battle of oriskany
who got the british general to surrender his troops at the battle of saratoga
HORATIO GATES
the turning point in the war for independance
battle of saratoga
What were two tough losses for the Patriots
battle of brandywine and battle of germantown
where did washington set up camp winter of 1777
valley forge
waht pamphlet did washington read to encourage his men
the american crisis
who wrote the american crisis
paine
who replaced howe
sir henry clinton
where did washington try to stop the british and fail
battle of monmouth
who led the seize of kaskaskia and cahokia
george rogers clark
private vessels commissioned by the congress
privateers
two of the best known naval heroes
john paul jones and john barry
john paul jone’s ship
bohomme richard
what ship did jones capture
serapis
the swamp fox
francis marion
game cock
thomas sumter
fort the british seized on the hudson river
stony point
in october of 1780 what battle did the patriots stop british advance into north carolina
battle of kings mountain
the fighting quaker
nathaneal greene
washingtons army was reinforced by who with 5,000 troops
ronchambeau
when did cornawallis surrender his army
october 19 1781
americans independence was won where
battle of yorktown
signed september 1783 and ended the war
treaty of paris
