Liberty Film And Dicussion Flashcards
Lexington and Conord
Started the American Revolution “shot heard around the world”
The first time America fought back to show their determination
Bunker Hill-
Continental army had higher and were wining until they ran out of ammunition and British won
American Continental army:
Volunteer army, had and knew how to use guns
Hessians-
German soldiers fighting for the British
Battle of New York/ Long Island:
British choose NY based on easy access for their strong navy, Americans were waiting but were outnumbered 1:2, Howe’s troops surrounded colonist and then some of them retreated and the others were killed. At night the Continental Army crossed the East River
What adjustment did Washington and the colonist make?
The strategy of staying alive
Battles of Trenton and Princeton:
First (but small) victories for continental army and Washington
The piece of writing that inspired the continental army:
The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
Nathaniel Greene’s strategy in south and how it played out:
Tried to get popular vote, slaves were offered freedom if they fought
Battle of Saratoga:
Oct 17, 1777. A huge success for continental army, and turning point for more victories (French alliance)
General John Burgoyne’s strategy and how it plays out:
New England was cut off from the rest of the colonies which were also split in half
Battle of Yorktown:
October 17, 1781
colonist isolate Cornwallis in Chesapeake Bay and siege the British troops. the British surrender and this battle ended the war with the American victory
The British king before and during the revolution:
George III
First Continental Congress (2 key decisions)
To create militias and support Boston
Second Continental Congress (2 key decisions):
The create a Continental Army and appoint Washington as the general
