History ROCKS
wrote Common Sense
- influenced public opinion; got people to change their point of view about going to war with England
Thomas Paine
People who are against war and believed in peaceful settlements; ex: Quakers
Pacifists
Hero of Saratoga, but became a traitor because he acted against America
Benedict Arnold
Continental Army was almost destroyed by cold, hunger and illness;
Winter at Valley Forge
Treaty of Paris
officially ended the war; named USA as a new country; set our country’s boundaries
first to sign the Declaration of Independence;
President of 2nd Continental Congress
John Hancock
no training, no guns, no uniforms, little or no military experience
Continental Soldiers
proved to France and Spain that the Americans stood a chance of winning
Victory at Saratoga
foreign generals helped train the troops here
Winter at Valley Forge
What were the boarders of the USA accroding to the Treaty of Paris
N=Great Lake,
S=Florida,
W=Miss River
E=Atlantic Ocean
-wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
IF they took a side during the war, they fought on the Patriot’s side.
Frontiersmen
-set up new government, Articles of Confederation
Second Continental Congress
France helped;
last major battle;
guaranteed our victory, even though fighting continued for 2 years
Battle at Yorktown
voters from each state elected leaders and then these leaders chose ONE representative to send to the national Congress
Articles of Confederation
People who wanted their independence from England
Patriots
Fought during the war in order to gain freedom
African Soldiers
the new USA goverment set up after we declared our independence
the Articles of Conferedation
pamphlet written by Thomas Paine stating people should rule themselves, NOT the King
Common Sense
Congress
national government
Colonists who remained loyal to the king; supported England during the war (give TWO names for them)
Tories/Loyalists
Helped (aided) America during the war
France and Spain
on July 4 they voted to approve the Declaration of Independence (signed it on August 2)
Second Continental Congress
statement of our rights, approved on July 4
Declaration of Independence
proved to France and Spain that the Americans stood a chance of winning
Victory at Saratoga