Term
| Why did the Continental Congress choose George Washington to had the Revolutionary army? |
|
Definition
| They believed he possessed great leadership, strength of character, and that he was a great moral force. |
|
|
Term
| Who headed the capture of British garrisons at Ticonderoga and Crown Point? |
|
Definition
| Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold |
|
|
Term
| When did the colonists seize Bunker Hill? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What was the purpose of the Olive Branch petition in July 1775? |
|
Definition
| To show American loyalty to the crown and beg the king to prevent future hostilities |
|
|
Term
| What was the name of German troops hired by King George III in September 1775? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who led a failed attempt at invading and conquering Montreal? |
|
Definition
| General Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold |
|
|
Term
| Why wasn't American independence a hot button issue before the Declaration of Independence? |
|
Definition
| Loyalty to the crown was still deeply ingrained |
|
|
Term
| What events opened American eyes to the need for independence? |
|
Definition
| The burning of the Falmouth and Norfolk as well as the hiring of the Hessians |
|
|
Term
| What type of political society did Thomas Paine believe in? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Where should government officials' power be derived from according to Thomas Paine? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What was the formal declaration of Independence? |
|
Definition
| A motion passed by Richard Henry Lee on July 2nd 1776 |
|
|
Term
| When was the Declaration of Independence formally approved by Congress? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What was the "shout heard round the world"? |
|
Definition
| The Declaration of Independence |
|
|
Term
| What were British Loyalists called? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Whigs were also known as...? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What side did Benjamin Franklin support in the Revolutionary war? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who said "give me liberty or give me death"? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What side did the Anglicans support? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Where was support for the King strongest? |
|
Definition
| New York City, Charleston, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey |
|
|
Term
| What two religions were the main source of Rebels? |
|
Definition
| Presbyterian and Congregational |
|
|
Term
| 80,000 loyal supporters of this King fled or were driven out of America? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Where did Washington retreat to at the Battle of Long Island? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was Washington's main adversary in the Battle of Long Island? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When did Washington capture 1,000 Hessians while in Trenton? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was assigned by the British to capture the Hudson River valley? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who prevented Burgoyne from recapturing Fort Ticonderoga? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who led an attack on Philadelphia? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which two battles did Washington lose in 1777? |
|
Definition
| Brandywine Creek and Germantown |
|
|
Term
| Who was Baron von Steuben? |
|
Definition
| A Prussian drillmaster who worked with Washington's army |
|
|
Term
| On October 10, 1777, where did General Burgoyne surrender to Horatio Gates? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who supplied the Revolutionary army with gunpowder in the first 2 1/2 years of war? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Besides France, what other countries supported the American efforts? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What did Benedict Arnold plot to give to Britain in exchange for 6300 Pounds and an officer's commission? |
|
Definition
| The key stronghold of West Point |
|
|
Term
| Who was successful in clearing most of Georgia and South Carolina of British troops and called the Fighting Quaker? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which two nations of the Iroquois federation sided with the Americans? |
|
Definition
| The Oneidas and The Tuscaroras |
|
|
Term
| Why did Mohawk chief Joseph Brant side with the British? |
|
Definition
| He believed they would be able to prevent American expansion into the West |
|
|
Term
| What was the first treaty between the US and an Indian nation? |
|
Definition
| The Treaty of Fort Stanwix signed in 1784 |
|
|
Term
| In 1778-1779, who was successful in capturing the forts of Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes in Illinois? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Where did the term Sailors of Fortune originate from? |
|
Definition
| Privateers who played a role in seizing British ships for gold and other goods and made personal gains |
|
|
Term
| Where did Cornwallis fall back to while waiting for reinforcements? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When did Cornwallis surrender? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who were the peace negotiators sent from the US? |
|
Definition
| Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay |
|
|
Term
| When was the Treaty of Paris signed? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What were the new boundaries of the US after the Treaty of Paris? |
|
Definition
| The Great Lakes to the North, the Mississippi to the West, and Spanish Florida to the South. |
|
|
