Revolution Flashcards
President of Second Continental Congress?
John Hancock
Meeting in which George Washington was made general of the Continental Army?
2nd Continental Congress
Petition which would have sought repeal of the intolerable acts and possibly averted the war had it not arrived after the first shots were fired?
Olive branch petition
Which group acquired cannons for Fort Ticonderoga?
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys w/ Benedict Arnold
Who was the British General at the battle of bunker hill?
William Howe
Who was in charge of the colonists at the battle of bunker hill?
Putnam/Prescott
Who lead the attack at the battle of Quebec?
Benedict Arnold and Dan Morgan
What was the purpose of the march on Quebec?
Make it the 14th colony
What made the British surrender Boston?
Knox placed cannons at highest point where they could reach British fleet
Who proposed independence at the 2nd Continental Congress?
Richard Henry Lee
Group that wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Committee of 5- Franklin Adams Jefferson Livingston Sherman
Two main opposers to the Declaration of Independence?
John Dickinson PA
Edward Rutledge SC
Philosopher who Thomas Jefferson got his ideas from?
John Locke
General who took New York for the British?
William Howe
Spy hung in New York after it’s taking? Washingtons best spy
Nathan hale
Famous Nathan hale quote?
“I regret that I have but 1 life to give for my country”
Battle where Benedict Arnold created a blockade using his own ships?
Battle of lake Champlain
Commander of hessians at Delaware?
John Rahl
Main accomplishments of Princeton and Trenton?
American moral boosted, better understanding of British tactics, results heard by other countries
Patriot Winter camp where 2500 men died?
Valley forge
British General who formulated the 3 point plan to link with other parts of the army and crush the resistance?
Gentleman John Burgoyne
Patriot general at the battle of Saratoga?
Horatio gates
Who lead the main attack at the battle of Saratoga?
Arnold and Morgan
This battle is seen as the turning point in the war?
Battle of Saratoga
Significance of French entering the war?
Gave US a navy
Who trained the continental army?
Friedrich Von Steuben
French man of liberty who Washington treated like a son?
Marquis de Lafayette
Couple who planted the seed of treachery in Benedict Arnolds mind?
John Andre and Peggy shippe
What base did Arnold promise to the British in return for 20000 pounds?
West Point
Woman who carried water out to soldiers of the continental army?
Molly pitcher
Mohawk leader who lead raids on patriots?
Joseph brant
Massacre in which Indians decimated everyone?
Cherry valley massacre
What was washingtons response to the cherry valley massacre?
Use of scorched earth policy
Hottest (113 degrees) battle in American history, American victory?
Battle of Monmouth
What was Britain’s southern strategy during the war?
Seize port cities, use the more valuable resources of the south
Messy British siege lead by recently appointed Cornwallis?
Charleston
Violent man who tortured rebels in the south and burnt a church with people in it?
Banastre tarleton
The swamp fox?
Francis Marion
Battle pitted Morgan vs tarleton, and Morgan hit from both sides and was victorious?
Battle of cowpens
French admiral who cut off the British naval escape route at Yorktown?
Admiral de grasse
