Wuarter 1 Part 2 Flashcards
What man lead the cause against independence from Great Britain
John Dickinson of Pennsylvania
What man led the cause for independence from Great Britain
John Adams of Massachusetts
Misnamed battle of bunker hill actually took place on Breeds hill in ______
Boston
The British won the Battle of Bunker Hill but suffered_____ casualties
1000
In July 1775 following the events of bunker hill the 2nd continental congress decided to send a letter to king George the 3ed hopping to come the situation. This letter was called _________
The olive branch petition
How did king George respond to the olive branch petition?
The proclaimed the congress traitors and warned them that if they did not stop the rebellion they would be arrested and hung for treason.
Loyalists were colonial citizens who were loyal to _____
Great Britain
What is not an argument for independence
England was at war with France and distracted by internal political affairs
Great Britain routinely violated the colonists rights as Englishmen as spelled out in what previous documents?
The Virginia charter and the English bill of rights
King George the 3ed’s mercenaries were
German
After independence was declared in 1776 the British moved the theater of war from New England to
Middle Colonies
The first city attacked following independence was
New York
During the battle of Trenton, George Washington and his men crossed the _______ river in the middle of the night
Delaware
Which British General was forced to surrender at the battle of Saratoga, New York
John Burgoyne
valley forge was plagued with problems including
Small pox
Cold miserable weather
Poor supplies
What was the name of the Prussian captain that Washington hired to get his men into shape and military order
Fredrich von Stuben
This young man was a French officer that became like a son to Washington
Maquis de Lafayette
What British General conquered Charlestown, South Carolina and was set to sweep through the south late in the war?
Charles Cornwallis
The final battle of the American Revolution was at Yorktown, Virginia. What was the fatal mistake the British General made by bringing his trips to Yorktown
He trapped himself on a peninsula
Who said “How many people in human history to choose the form of government for themselves and their children”
John Adams
As the continental congress began planning for a new country with a new form of government, one of the most pressing questions was
To which government should the citizens give their loyalty state or national
A republic is a government in which citizens rule through their
elected representatives
