The American Revolution

Question 1

thomas gage

Answer 1

royal governor and top military general

Question 2

minute men

Answer 2

farmer, etc, ready to go to war in a minute

Question 3

consillitory proclamation

Answer 3

we will never tax you again if you voluntarily contribute money - britain sets the amount

Question 4

the midnight ride

Answer 4

paul revere, he was supposed to be riding in secret “the british are coming” 1 if by land 2 if by sea

Question 5

lexington and concord

Answer 5

april 18, 1775, british march toward lexington and see a bunch of people there, the british say leave, they start to go and a shot is fired (shot heard around the world) as the british walk by we are gonna shoot

Question 6

second continental congress

Answer 6

write on an olive branch petition asking for help -written to king george III - if he says no britain started the war - cover your butt moment, met in philidelphia, lasts most of the war, we would rather die free men then die as slaves

Question 7

The American Army

Answer 7

mistrusted professional army, created by the continental army,

Question 8

baron von steuben

Answer 8

his job is to train the american army but he can’t speak english, had to use a translator

Question 9

marquie de lafayette

Answer 9

19 and wealthy, friends in high ranking places in france, hero of two worlds

Question 10

the british

Answer 10

though military life, 30,000 hessians, red uniforms - so you can see through musket powder, must carry an 80lb backpack and gun that weighs 16lb, and have to march 15 miles, beaten or death by shooting squad if you don’t listen, military lines

Question 11

Bunker hill

Answer 11

june 17, 1775, part of siege of boston, the british charge up 3 times and finally win because we ran out of ammo, we retreat, massive casualties, bloodiest battle in the revolutionary war

Question 12

siege of boston

Answer 12

british are stuck in boston, washington surrounded boston

henry knox - lets walk to a fort that’s 300 miles away to get cannons and drag them to boston - it works, the british get scared and go to canada and george gets boston

Question 13

1776

Answer 13

new york city, multiple battles that is a string of defeats, washington gets kicked out a lot, begins july 1776

Question 14

declaration

Answer 14

paine and jefferson, thoughts of independence, july 4th 1776, equal but not - all white landowning men over 21, it means nothing unless we can win the war, if we lose its a death note for everyone who signed it

Question 15

winter of 1776

Answer 15

winter quarters : take a break over winter
washington doesn’t want to lose his troops since their time is almost up, he goes to attack trenton, december 26th 1776, hessian camp controls trenton so washington attacked when they were all drunk, big moral boost - troops want to sign back up and stay