Midterm Flashcards
when the British attacked NY in late August 1776
the american army was fortunate to escape into NJ
on christmas night in 1776, Washington crossed the Delaware river to defeat
hessians
in late December 1776 , Washington was able to reverse American fortunes by
winning battles at Trenton & Princeton
Washington learned that the best hope to beta British would be
make a long war of attrition
in 1777 Washington dealt with the threat of smallpox to his army by
ordering a mass inoculation
americans won a tremendous victory in October 1777 with the surrender at saratoga of
Johnny Burgoyne
american victory at saratoga resulted in
France’s entry on american side
in 1779 Spain entered war as allies of
France
turning point in the south was
battle at kings mountain
the exploit of George rogers clark was the
conquest of the western frontier
in winter at valley forge , Washington army was decimated by all except
enemy attack
British shifted their military effort to the south to
utilize strength of local tories
Benedict Arnold became notorious late in the war by
going over to the British
american victory at Yorktown would have been impossible without
french assitance
news of Yorktown inspired British to
end the war ( revo )
an important factor in the conclusion of the peace treaty negotiations was that the
american decision to negotiate separately without the British
peace treaty was signed in
paris
John andre
ended Benedict Arnold plans
lord cornwallis
surrendered at Yorktown
john Burgoyne
lost at saratoga
Horatio gates
won at saratoga
admiral deGrasse
provided Washington with assistance at Yorktown
Thomas Paine
wrote american crisis
Nathaniel Greene
american commander known as fighting quaker
true / false : the 1st conflicts of the American revolution took place in south Carolina
false
true / false : during the war, Iroquois tribes like the Mohawks helped the americans fight against the British
false
true / false : by its final years the american war of indoence had become a world war
true
true / false : b4 the revo. was over the British were fighting Spanish , french & dutch as well as americans
false
true / false : in 1778 parliament adopted a program that granted all the american demands made prior to independence
true
the french and indian war was triggered by
conflicting french & english claims to the Ohio valley
as a result of George Washington’s engagement with the french at fort necessity
Washington was forced to surrender
the war that erupted between the French & the British in North American
became a world war
all of the following opposed Britain in the 7 years war except
Prussia
the decisive battle of the French & Indian war concluded with General Wolfe capture of
Quebec
as a result of the 1763 treaty of paris, Britain acquired
Florida
as result of its defat in the war, France
lost all of territory in North America
at the end of the war New Orleans & all of the french lands west of the Mississippi
wet to Spain
the immediate consequence of Pontiac’s rebellion resulted in most Americans believing that
all indians must be removed
in retrospect, British victory in the French & indian war
led to the loss of its American colonies about twenty years later
as a result of French & Indian war
sense of American nationalism was developing
royal proclamation of 1763
prohibited american settlement west of the Appalachians mountains
1st continental congress met in
Philadelphia
to aid in the war , George 111 hired germans known as
hessians
By 1790 the Indians
Remained a powerful threat to western settlement
The new congress gathered in the national catalog which was
New York City
Washington Secretary of State was
T. Jefferson
1st Supreme Court
Was led by Chief Justice John jay
In regard to religion , the constitution
Expresses hostility toward religion
Regard to state debts Hamilton proposed that
The federal government take them over
