Vocab
What word means a serious disagreement or fight over power?
Conflict
Which battles began the revolutionary war?
Lexington and Concord
Who led the American army at Trenton and Princeton?
George Washington
Which 1777 battle helped the Americans gain an alliance with France?
Saratoga
Which British General surrendered at Yorktown?
General Cornwallis
What word means the reason something happens?
Cause
In what year did Lexington and Concord happen?
1775
In what month and year did Washington attack Trenton?
December 1776
Which British general surrendered at Saratoga?
General Burgoyne
In what year did the surrender at Yorktown happen?
1781
What word means something that happens as a result?
Effect
What were the British troops searching for at Bunker Hill?
Colonial Military Supplies
What troops did the Patriots defeat at Trenton?
Hessian Troops
In what year was the American alliance with France formally signed?
1778
What country gave important support to the American forces at Yorktown?
France
What do we call an agreement to work together?
Alliance
Who won at Bunker Hill but suffered heavy casualties?
The British
Which battle was won by the patriots after Trenton?
Princeton
Which battle showed the Continental army's improved morale after valley forge?
Monmouth Courthouse
This part of the war mostly stopped after the surrender at Yorktown.
Major Fighting
What word means freedom to govern yourself?
Independence
What did Bunker Hill prove to the Patriots even though they lost?
They could stand up to the British
How did the battles at Trenton and Princeton help the Patriots?
it raised morale
Which American General won at Cowpens against troops led by Banastre Tarleton?
Daniel Morgan
What treaty formally ended the Revolutionary War in 1783?
The Treaty of Paris