US history - The Revolutionary War Flashcards
Name two patriot viewpoints (why they wanted freedom from Great Britain)
1) Taxation without representation
2) Quateringn act
Name two loyalist viewpoints (why they wanted to remain under British rule)
1) Thought they needed Great Britain’s military
2) They thought they needed Great Britain’s money
Name two neutralist viewpoints ( why unsure about which side to join)
1) they thought taxes were bad but needed British Military
2) didnt want war but wanted independence
list two reasons women contributed/showed leadership
1) They fought by disguising themselves as men
2) They were nurses
What was one way women’s rights were restricted?
They were not allowed to fight
list two reasons African Americans contributed/showed leadership
1) They fought
2) they spied
What was one way African American’s rights were restricted?
They were forced to fight
list two reasons Native Tribes contributed/showed leadership
1) They fought
2) they spied
what was one way native tribes had restricted rights?
no say in the land they gained from the way
list two reasons Hispanics (Spain) contributed/showed leadership
1) financial aid
2) Military support
Give 3 ways that General George Washington showed leadership during the Revolutionary War
1) Smallpox vaccine
2) chose good leaders
3) Supportive of his cause
what were two results of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
1) U.S.A. got land and freedom
2) Red coats were forced to leave the U.S
what were 4 to 5 key factors in the Americans winning the Revolutionary War?
1)The leadership of George Washington
2) Guerilla strategy
3) foreign help
4) Spying
what made the winter at Valley Forge so brutal for the Continental soldiers? (2 reasons)
1) Smallpox outbreak
2) almost no food, had to eat fire cake (flour and water)
