Social Studies Flashcards
Loyalists
people who were loyal to the king during Am. Rev
George Washington
Leader of the army and the first president
Benjamin Franklin
1st postmaster general
Cornwallis
secured early victories
Rochambeuu
French naval commander got the ship stuck in Rhode island
Nathan Hale
spy who was caught and hanged
Problems with the continental army raising money
Did not want to raise taxes, inflation, didn’t have own currency
Yorktown
final battle
Hessians
Hired mercenaries
Lafayette
French military officer
Friedrich Von Stueben
helped train continental army at valley forge
Valley Forge
Winter that was bad for the Patriots
Treaty of Greenville
The NA agreed to leave most of Ohio
Jays Treaty
Removed the British from US soil
Shays rebellion
Farmers rebellion over taxes