Lesson 1-3 Flashcards
traitor
someone who acts against his or her own country
enlist
to sign up for duty in the army
mercenary
hired soldiers
campaign
series of military operations carried out for certain good
turning point
an event that causes an important change
negotiate
to talk with one another to work out an arguement
Marquis de Lafayette
French soldiers who fought alongside the Americans in the Revolutionary war
Benedict Arnold
a Continental Army officer who became a traitor
Nathan Hale
He worked as a spy for the continental army
John Paul Jones
An American navy commander who would battle larger British ships
Molly Pitcher
Took their husbands places in battle by loading the cannons
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
- from Polland
- built defense walls and helped design west point fort for California
Nathanael Greene
led California in the South
Charles Cornwallis
British general who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown
West Point
Continental fort, New York
Savannah
- in Georgia
- British first target, won
Charlestown
early 1780’s British traveled to Charlestown, won
Cowpens
General Daniel Morgan led Americans to major South
Guilford Courthouse
March 1781 bad battle because the British lost
Yorktown
small town in South Eastern Virginia
What happened when the British captured Hale?
they hung him because they found out he was a spy, from then on Hale became a hero
MarMary Ludwig Hays McCauley carried fresh water to American troops during the battle of Monmouth. Why do you think she was considered a hero?
She was a woman, who was underestimated, and without fresh water the troops most likely wouldn’t survive.
What affect did Kosciuszko have on the Battle of Saratoga?
He built walls and helped design plans for a fort at West Point, and without his help the defenses would’ve been much more weak.
In which region did most of the war’s early battles take place?
American Colonies
Ater the British captured several cities in the North, what did they hope to accomplish?
to defeat the Americans in the South before the French and capture Southern port cities
Why did the British want to capture Southern port cities?
The British knew many Loyalists lived in the South
What actions of Benedict Arnold’s went against the Continental Army? Why do you think he became a traitor?
- Benedict Arnold began leading British attacks on Virginia towns
- He also gave the British plans to American fort
- He became a traitor because he was unsatisfied with the Continental Army’s decisions
Why did the British concentrate on the South?
Many Loyalists lived in the South, and they hoed for Loyalist’s support
What advantage did Yorktown’s relative location offer General Cornwallis?
It made it easy for British ships to deliver supplies
How did that advantage later become a disadvantage?
It could be surrounded easily
How did the French contribute to the American victory at Yorktown?
The French navy took control of Chesapeake bay
What were the effects of the Treaty of Paris?
- formally ended the war
- George Washington leads the Army
- America’s borders are Georgia to Great Lakes to Mississippi River
