Questions Flashcards
Yorktown
What happened
It’s significance
The American and French troops attacked Yorktown with cannon fire, turning buildings to rubble. Cornwallis (Brittish General) had no out, so he surrendered.
Saratoga
What happened.
It’s significance.
The continental army surrounded Burgoyne’s.
They surrendered.
Benedict Arnold felt the Congress did not give him enough, so he betrayed his army.
Turning point–Europeans taught Americans that they could win.
Trento
What happened
It’s significance
Washington attacked on Christmas day.
Hessian Army was crushed in Washington’s raid across Delaware River.
Privateers
An armed ship owned by private individuals for use in war.
Loyalists
American colonist who supported the British in the American Revolution.
Guerilla Warfare
A surprise attack by a small group of fighters.
Pacifist
Persons opposed to war.
Deserter
Person without intending to return
Difficulties faced by Washington putting together the army
The army was poorly trained and undersupplied.
hard to get recruits.
War in the South (what was it like)
Farm fields destroyed and no good government.
What did the Treaty of Paris decide?
Ended Revolution War and recognized American independence from Britain.
Reasons the Americans won.
Knew the land better.
Had foreign allies.
Motivation—fight on homeland.
Inspirational leaders.
Who allied with the Americans?
French
How women contributed to the colonial war effort.
They became secret spies, nurses, cooks, and maids.
Why the British wanted to seize the Hudson River Valley
So that the New England colonies could be separated from the rest of the country.
