Mid-Term Exam Part C Flashcards
What is the given to the colonist who vowed to be ready to fight at a minutes notice?
minutemen
What is the name given to the delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies who voted to organize and army and name a commander-in-chief?
2nd Continental Congress
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the commander-in-chief of the continental Army?
George Washington
What is the name given to the colonist who favored independence?
Patriots
What battle turn out to be the turning point of the war for the Americans?
Battle of Saratoga
What is the name of the pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine - which tried to persuade the colonist to seek independence?
Common Sense
At the Battle of Trenton - - Washington fought against 1300 German troops - - what was the name given to the German troops?
Hessians
What is the site of the final battle of the American Revolution that was fought in 1781?
Yorktown
What is the name of the famous traitor - who tried to give the British the fort at West Point?
Benedict Arnold
What is the name of the winter camp from 1777-1778 that is located in Pennsylvania and is where Washington move to after defeats at Brandywine Creek and Germantown?
Valley Forge
Who came along with Salem Poor were African Americans who fought with distinction and Bunker Hill?
Peter Salem
What is the name of the American general that won victories at Kaskaskia, Cahokia and Vincennes?
George Rogers Clark
What was the name of the British general who fought in the south and in Virginia and ultimately surrendered to Washington?
Charles Cornwallis
Where was the “shot heard round the world” - which started the American Revolution fired from?
Lexington Massachusetts
