Unit 3- Am. Rev; Decl. Of Ind; And Articles Of Confederation Flashcards
Who was an early advocate for women’s rights and encouraged her husband to “remember the ladies?” (Created the daughter of liberty)
Abigail Adams
What was the final battle of the revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George lll
What was the United States first plan of government called?
The Articles of Confederation
Which battle was the turning point of the American Revolution? Why?
Battle of Saratoga, the French joined the war.
Which agreement officially recognized the U.S. As a country and set boundaries of the new nation?
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which country was the main ally of the colonists during the Revolution?
France
Who was the Spanish governor of Louisiana who helped the patriots by driving the British troops from the Gulf Coast?
Bernardo de Galvez
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
A rebellion of farmers in Massachusetts; the federal government had no power under the Articles of Confederation to stop it
Who was the African American patriot leader who warmed people in New Hampshire of British advancements? He also became the first black man elected to a political position in the U.S.
Wentworth Cheswell
Who was the French aristocrat who volunteered to help the patriots and served w/o pay because he believed in what the patriots were fighting for
Marquis de Lafayette
Who was the American naval hero of the Revolution who said, “I have not yet begun to fight.”
John Paul Jones
Who was the first Polish Immigrant who was sentenced yo death by British for spying but escaped with the help of the Sons of Liberty? He helped secure loans for the patriots from other countries during the American Revolution
Haym Salomon
