Revoltution War Flashcards
1
Q
Cornwallis
A
Southern British General
2
Q
Burgoyne
A
British general splits his troops and loses at saratoga
3
Q
Gates
A
Defeats Burgoyne at Saratoga
4
Q
De Grasse
A
French general who aided Washington in siege on cornwallis at Yorktown
5
Q
Thomas Paine
A
Wrote “The American Crisis”
6
Q
Green
A
Southern general known as the fighting quaker and use a hit and run strategy
7
Q
John Andrea
A
Captured American traitor who gave up Benedict Arnold
8
Q
Swamp Fox
A
Francis Marzion
9
Q
First battles took place
A
Massachusetts
10
Q
Countries involved
A
American, Britain, France, Spain
11
Q
In 1778 parliament starts to grant
A
The wishes of the colonies
12
Q
Indians side with
A
British
13
Q
British hire
A
Hessians
14
Q
After attack from New York Washington
A
Retreats through New Jersey and to Pennsylvania
15
Q
Attack on Christmas 1776
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Battle of Trenton colonist win
