Module 5 Study Guide Flashcards
Haym Salomon
Portuguese, spy for the Patriots
Mercenaries
Hired foreign soldiers
Battle of Trenton
Patriots captured 900+ Hessen soldiers
Battle of Saratoga
Major British loss, greatest colonial victory (up until that point)
Marquis de Lafayette
French commander (~1777)
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Patriot military officer
Bernardo de Galvez
Governor of Spanish Louisiana
John Paul Jones
(Scottish) Patriot naval hero
George Rogers Clark
Patriot, took many outposts west of the Appalachian mountains
Francis Marion
Ran “Marion’s brigade,” a group of guerilla soldiers
James Armistead
Enslaved spy for Lafayette
Battle of Yorktown
Last major battle in the revolutionary war
Treaty of Paris
1783
Peace agreement
Ended revolutionary war
Comte de Rochambeau
French commander that worked with George Washington
What musical, found on Disney+, are you going to watch on the night before the test to study?
Hamilton!
What political group was George Washington a member of?
The House of Burgesses
What were three actions taken by King George?
- Declare the colonists traitors
- Close all colonial trade
- Hire German Hessen Mercenaries
What function of life was established by the second continental congress?
A post office
How many ships/soldiers did the British have?
270/30,000
How many ships/soldiers did the colonists have?
8/15,000
How did the colonists improve Dorchester Heights, which they had taken from the British?
By fortifying it with ammunition from Fort Ticonderoga
What was the 2nd Continental Congress?
The main government in the colonies
What general replaced General Gage?
General Howe
When does G.W. surprise the German soldiers by crossing the Delaware?
December 24th, 1776
After victories at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, what loss do the colonists suffer?
The British capture Philadelphia
