The American Revoulationary War Flashcards
Where did the American American revolution begin?
Lexington, and Kernel William Prescott was in command
The shot heard round the world
A delegate from Virginia proposed we write the deceleration of independence
Richard Henry lee
Who presided over the second continental congress
John Hancock
Who suggested that George Washington would be a good general?
John Adams
Who was Thomas Paine
He wrote common sense and the crisis
Who was John Dickensen
He proposed the olive brach petition
Name three people who were on the committee to write the DOI
Robert Livingston John Adams Roger Sherman Ben Franklin Thomas Jefferson
What is Ben Franklins contribution to the American revolution
He was a delegate to France and made them allies of America
Who was James Otis
Leader of sons of liberty
What is a mercenary
Someone hired to kill
We called ourselves patriots they called us
Rebels
What was the other side called
Loyalists
Who was general Howe
He conquered Philadelphia
General Barry st. Leger
He was suppose to circle down from Canada and capture Albany but was stopped by benifit Arnold
Who was sir Henry Clinton.
Fought in the South and captured savannah and Charlestown
Nathan hale
He was a young British officer who said that I have but one life to give to my counrty
General corwallis
British general who surrendered at Yorktown
General Burgoyone
Surrened at surgatoga
Plan to capture New England
General Howe
The one who should have helped Burgoyne, and captured Philly and didn’t do anything
The green Moutain boys
They took over fort Ticonderoga, Vermont militia and the leader was Ethan Allen
Ben Franklin
A diplomat in France and got the French to help
Louis XVI
The French king who decided to help the Americans
Marquis de Lafayette
A general who came over from France to help George Washington
Friedrich Von Steuben
A Officer from Prussia who helped train the Americans during the winter
Thaddeus Kosciusko
A polish engineer who helped build forts for the Americans
Casimir Pulaski
Helped train the calavery, and died at the battle of savannah
Hyme Solomon
A Jewish man who help raised funding the the patriots
Martha Washigton
Washington’s wife
Don’t shoot till you see the whites of their eyes
Bunker hill
I have not yet begun to fight
John Paul jones
Resolve that these colonies ought to be a united state
Richard Henry lee
Mary Ludwig haze
Took over the canon for her husband
Jane Mcgray
A loyalist who died at hands of the Indians
What is guerrilla
Hit and run
Who was the leader of the green Moutain boys
Ethan Allen
Fort Ticonderoga
John Dickson
Sent the olive branch petition
Sir Henry Clinton
Captured savannah and Charlestown
George roger Clark
Fought in the west
General Barry st.leger
The third general in burgoynes plan stopped by Benedict Arnold
Peter Salem
A black African who died in the battle of bunker hill
Francis Merion
The swamp fox
On Christmas George Washington attack
Princeton and Trenton
Where did Washington spend the winter of 1776
Valley forge
Who was the officer from Prussia
Friedric Von Steuben
Who was Thaddeus kalaski
Poland
Engineer
