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Revolutionary war
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- 1Who was a patriot from Virginia, who encouraged colonists to fight for independence from the Britain in support of the Patriot cause.Patrick Henry
- 2One of the resolution of the _______ was to ensure the colonists the right of "life, liberty, and property."Declaration of Rights
- 3The Battle of _______ was the first battle of the American RevolutionLexington
- 4Members of the _____ continental congress were far from unified but were open to compromising with each other.second
- 5______ was the name of the colonists who sided with the BritishLoyalists
- 6What were those called who fought for the americans?Patriots
- 7_________ a 47 page pamphlet written by ________ inspired the colonists to draft the declaration of independence.Common Sense
Thomas Paine - 8Which battle was the turning point of the war, because we gained foreign allies after it?Battle of Saratoga
- 9The last major battle of the American revolution was the Battle of ______Yorktown
- 10The _______ was drafted as a result of the first continental congressDeclaration of Rights
- 11____________ was named commander of the continental army.George Washington
- 12The continental army spent the 1777-1778 winter at ________ , trying to survive the brutal conditionsValley Forge
- 13British general ________ made a strategic error at the battle of Yorktown that led to a patriot victoryCharles Cornwallis
- 14British troops were also known as ______ because of their uniforms colorRedcoats
- 15Native Americans mostly sided with the _______British
- 16As a result of the 1783 treaty of paris, land west of the thirteen colonies to the Mississippi was given to the ______United States
- 17Independence from Britain was the main issue debated at the _____ continental congressFirst
- 18Who thought the colonists had the right to break away from Britain because he did not believe in the idea of a social contractThomas Paine
- 19The Battle of ______ was different from other battles to that point because the patriots went on the offensiveTrenton
- 20The declaration of independence did not address the rights of women, enslaved African americans, and ________Native Americans
- 21What day did the Declaration of Independence go into effectJuly 4th, 1776
- 22Which side used mercenaries to fight in the warBritish
- 23Thousands of ______ signed on with the British army because they were promised their freedomAfrican Americans
- 24What were at least three things that directly led to the revolutionary warBoston Massacre
Boston Tea party
Intolerable acts
(closed Boston harbor, cancelled Massachusetts charter, and British governor
Stamp act
Taxation without representation - 25What were some major battlesBattle of Bunker hill
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington - 26The first battleBattle of Lexington
- 27Turning point of the warBattle of Saratoga
- 28The last major battleBattle of Yorktown
- 29What happened at the 1st continental congressa gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies
- 30What happened at the 2nd continental congressPeople who didn't get along but could compromise and drafted the DECLARATION OF independence
- 31How did foreign aid impact the revolutionary warThe French, Spanish, and Dutch came to help the Patriots so we got more soldiers with some skill and experience
- 32What role did women, African americans, and Native Americans play in the warAfrican Americans sided with the British because they were promised freedom
Native Americans sided with the British because they promised not to expand country
Women ran farms, businesses, made clothing, and worked as spies and nurses - 33What was the agreement called that officially ended the war What were some of the terms agreementsTreaty of Paris of 1783
Set America's borders
Showed the British the independence of the U.S.A
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- social studies Flashcards on Revolutionary war, created by andrew schemmel on 17/10/2014.
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