Revolutionary War Flashcards
200th year anniversary for Declaration of Independence
Biccentennial
When was it signed in relation to the war
July 4, 1776
Thomas Paine wrote
Common Sense
Left side of Britian
Patriots
Right side of Britians
Loyalists
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The three basic human rights colonists wanted were
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Believer of Divine Rights of Kings
King George III
Benjamin Franklin reached out to the king by writing the
Olive Branch
Famous signature
John Hancock
Signing location of Declaration of Indepedence
Philadelphia; Independence Hall
Famous horse rider
Paul revere
Infamous horse rider
William Dawes
Two suburban towns that saw the start of the war
Lexington and Concord
Famous nickname of the war
Shot heard round the world
Famous city where war basically began
Boston
Who were ready in a minute’s notice
Minutemen
What happened on Christmas Eve, 1776
Battle of Trenton or Crossing of Delaware
Who was surprised, and what type of soldier?
German Hessian: Mercenaries
Who did America get help from two nations
France and Spain
Hero involved in disrupting the enemies by vandalism and theft
Swamp Fox
Significance of Yorktown
End of Revolutionary War
What General surrendered at Yorktown, what did he say
General Cornwallis Charles; “It’s all over”
What was the treaty, what was its boundaries
Treaty of Paris; North to Canada, Down to Florida, West to the Mississippi River
