War in the Middle States Pt. 1
These mercenaries were hired by the British to fight against the colonists.
What are Hessians?
This vocabulary term describes the type of war that was fought by the colonists because they were protecting and defending their own land.
What is a defensive war?
This European nation provided supplies, troops, and naval support to help the Americans fight against the British.
What is France?
A type of unconventional warfare used by the Americans that involved hit and run tactics and sneak attacks.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This American and French victory in Virginia in 1781 effectively ended the American Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This battle took place on the day after Christmas in 1776 and resulted in George Washington securing a great victory in New Jersey.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
A term for a soldier who runs away from the army.
What is a deserter?
This European nation distracted the British by making them redirect troops to the Mississippi Valley and Florida.
What is Spain?
The American militia leader Francis Marion earned this nickname due to his elusiveness.
What is the "Swamp Fox"?
Many Loyalists, former slaves, and Native Americans moved to this British North American colony after the end of the war.
What is Canada?
A series of battles that took place in upstate New York that boosted American moral and convinced France the colonists could win the war.
What are the Battles of Saratoga?
During the winter of 1777/1778, George Washington and his troops made camp in this location outside of Philadelphia.
What is Valley Forge?
This term refers to a tactic used by both the French and British navies to prevent ships from entering or exiting harbors.
What is a blockade?
This famous British general became the leader of the British forces in the Southern Colonies, and would be defeated at the end of the war.
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
This treaty officially ended the American War for Independence in 1783.
British General Howe wanted to take this river valley in New York in order to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies.
What is the Hudson River Valley?
This American fought as a general in the Continental Army before betraying the Americans and joining the British.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
This term refers to France and independent individuals who raised and provided funds for the American Revolution.
What is a financier?
This American general replaced Horatio Gates as the commander of the Continental Army in the Southern States.
Who is Nathanael Greene?
As part of the negotiations at the end of the war, this geographic feature became the new western border of the United States.
What is the Mississippi River?
This document established each state in the Union as a republic and gave the Continental Congress the power to call on the states to help fund the war.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This American general led the Continental Army to victory at the Battles of Saratoga.
Who was Horatio Gates?
This French nobleman fought as a general in the Continental Army and helped train troops at Valley Forge.
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
This battle in South Carolina, in which armies of Patriots and Loyalists fought one another, helped turn the tide of the war in the Patriot's favor.
What is the Battle of Kings Mountain?
This term refers to a system of government with no king or queen, where the people choose representatives.
What is republicanism?