Revolutionary War Flashcards
In what year was the declaration of the independence written?
1776
What was one of the first major battles that was named for a place other than where it was fought?
Where was it fought?
Did the colonists win or lose?
Why was it important for the colonists?
The battle of bunker hill
Breeds hill
Lose
Raised their spirits
Who wrote common sense?
Thomas Paine
What was the army of the colonists called?
Continental army
What was one name for the British army?
Redcoats
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who said,” we must all hang together or will all hang separately?”
Benjamin Franklin
What were 2 advantages of the continental army?
Fighting at home
Washington in charge
What were 2 advantages of the British army?
Wealthy
Well trained army
Name for people who supported the king?
Loyalists
Who became the leader of the continental army?
George Washington
Who said, “I have not yet begun to fight?”
John Paul Jones
Where was the last major battle of the revolutionary war?
Yorktown
Who was the British General who surrendered to end the revolutionary war?
General Cornwallis
Who became famous because she carried water to soldiers in battle?
Molly pitcher
