Revolutionary war Flashcards
Thomas Paine
wrote common sense
Patrick Henry
known for encouraging virginians to support patriot cause
Abigail Adams
known for being John Adams wife and encouraged woman rights; famous for saying remember the ladies
Paul revere
alerted everyone the british we’re coming
Francis Marion
very good at Guerilla warfare(surprise attacks) to disrupt british; nickname was swamp fox
John Paul Jones
killed someone; flees to america and helped the navy and made them very successful
George washington
commander do continental army; born in virginia; true american; wealthy; spent most of his life in military and politics
Thomas Jefferson
wrote declaration of independence; asserted the king broke laws
Declaration of Independence
common sense inspired; declared freedom from Britain to the colonies; didn’t address rights of NA, woman, and slaves
NA
sided with British and colonies but mainly Bristish; helped serve with navigation
African Americans
fought with British for freedom; continental army only allowed the free not enslaved
Patriot
supported colonies, wanted independence
Loyalist
supported britain, did not want colonists free, some called them torris
Redcoat
British wire Red coats so you could see them easily even from afar
British general George Cornwallis
famous for surrendering British in Yorktown