Revolutionary war Flashcards
when Washington was camped , what was killing his army
smallpox
lack of food
bad weather ( cold / snowy )
where was peace treaty of paris signed
paris
why did British head south to fight
they thought the tories / loyalists would help / join them
but they didn’t
Burgoyne
lost at saratoga
leader of British
made men carry his personal items
H. Gates
won at saratoga
leader of the colonists
nate green
fighting quaker
from Rhode Island
john andrea
captured by the Pats.
told pats that Benedict Arnold was working with the British
who did British hire to fight for them
Hessians
what did Washington’s army do in NY
moved through NY
across hudson river
across Delaware river
into PA
cornwallis
leader of the south
losses at Battle of Cow Pens
goes to Yorktown & meets w/ Ben. Arnold
oct 17 , 1781 - cornwallis surrenders
who did Washington defeat on Christmas day
Gen. Howe / Hessians
turning point of war in the south
Battle of Kings Mt. on
oct 17 , 1778
Washington believed that to win the war you need
a long war
when people got smallpox what did Washington do
gave 1000 of his men an antibiotic
T. Paine
wrote american crisis
countries that fought in war
US
France
British
Spain
what happened cuz of victory at saratoga
turning point for colonists
why did we win at Yorktown
Washington had doubled amount of cornwallis’s men
cornwallis had to surrender
where was George Clark winning battles
Illinois and Indiana
when peace talks a problem, what do British do
go around France to talk to England and make
treaty of paris 1783
what did parliament do in 1778
signed treaty with France to be allies
who did Spain enter war w/ as an allies
France
who did Iroquois Indians support
British
De Grasse’s
him & fleet went to Yorktown & joined Washington
forced British fleet to abandon mission
where did the early battles of the war start
Massachusetts
