Revoltution War Flashcards
Cornwallis
Southern British General
Burgoyne
British general splits his troops and loses at saratoga
Gates
Defeats Burgoyne at Saratoga
De Grasse
French general who aided Washington in siege on cornwallis at Yorktown
Thomas Paine
Wrote “The American Crisis”
Green
Southern general known as the fighting quaker and use a hit and run strategy
John Andrea
Captured American traitor who gave up Benedict Arnold
Swamp Fox
Francis Marzion
First battles took place
Massachusetts
Countries involved
American, Britain, France, Spain
In 1778 parliament starts to grant
The wishes of the colonies
Indians side with
British
British hire
Hessians
After attack from New York Washington
Retreats through New Jersey and to Pennsylvania
Attack on Christmas 1776
Battle of Trenton colonist win
Repealed British following first attack
Battle of Princeton
Washington knew it needed to be a
Long war
Battle of Saratoga
Defeat of Burgoyne and turning point in the war
Spain enters war on who’s side
France
Washington’s men
Cold, hungry, illness, deserting
George Clark
Fighting in west (Indiana) wins
Why go to the south
Thought there were more torries
Turning point in south
Kings mountain
Famous traitor
Benedict Arnold
What was needed to win at Yorktown
The French
Results of Parliament
Wanted to end war
Peace talks go behind who
France
Where was the treaty signed
Paris
American strategy
Guerrilla warfare, hit and run, siege, terrian
British strategy
Stop goods, hired hessians, European style, Indians, split colonies cut them off
