McEwen American Revolution Flashcards
Privateers
American citizens that captured British shipshape
Mercenaries
Hired foreign soldiers
George Washington
Commander of the Continental Army and the 1st President of The United States
Loyalist
Remained loyal to the British
Patriots
Supporters of independence
Thomas Paine
Author of Common Sense/American Crisis
Thomas Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Sam Adams
Boston patriot who insisted on independence
Ethan Allen
Leader of the Green Mountain Boys
John Burgoyne
British general who attacked Albany from Canada
John Hancock
First to sign the Declaration of Independence
Lord Cornwallis
British General in charge of the southern campaign
Treaty of Paris
Ended the American Revolution
Horatio Gates
American General who won at Saratoga
General Howe
British General who turned to Philadelphia Pursue Washington
John Adams
Member of the continental congress and the 2nd President
DE ROCHAMBEAU
French General who helped Washington Take YorkTown
Francis Marion
Called “Swamp Fox” and led the Americans in The Carolinas
How did the Battle of YorkTown lead to an American victory?
Cornwallis Surrendered to Washington because he ran out of supplies and ammunition; This was the last battle of the war
What is meant by the following quote from Benjamin Rush:
“Winning the war was only the first act of the great drama?”
That it was only the beginning and the 13 colonies must come to together to form a new type of government that has never been attempted…
John Adams
Member of the continental congress and the 2nd President
DE ROCHAMBEAU
French General who helped Washington Take YorkTown
Francis Marion
Called “Swamp Fox” and led the Americans in The Carolinas
How did the Battle of YorkTown lead to an American victory?
Cornwallis Surrendered to Washington because he ran out of supplies and ammunition; This was the last battle of the war
