Review
For what did Thomas Paine argue in Common Sense.
What is He argued that it was time to part from Britain and have freedom.
Who did the second Continental congress choose to command the Continental Army?
Who is George Washington
Who remained loyal to Great Britain
Who are the loyalists
who was Thomas Paine?
A writer who convinced many when he published a pamphet called "Common sense", stating to condemn the king and called for complete separation from Britain.
What was the date the Declaration of Independence got signed
What is July 4th 1776
What was guerrilla warfare, and why was it effective?
What is it was a hit-and-run technique of guerrilla. It was effective because it caught the British off guard and they could run off with out getting caught.
Americans who supported independence were known as what?
What is Patriots
Americans who supported independence
Who are the Patriots
Who was Bernardo de Galvez?
The Spanish governor who raised an army. His army forced British troops from town and forts along the gulf of mexico. His efforts secured the southern frontiers of the US therefor helping us win against the British.
What city did George Washington get the British out of
What is Boston
Name three battle
What is The Battle of Bunker Hill, The Battle of Yorktown, as the Battle of Saratoga.
Which battle was was the first major American victory in the War?
What is the Battle of Saratoga
Taking neither side
What is neutral
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
Marquis de Lafayetty was a man dedicated to the ideas of the declaration of independence. he was a trusted aide to Washington.
Where was the battle of 1781 (state and city needed)
What is Yorktown, Virginia
What might have happened if the French had not allied with the colonists during the Revolutionary War? (Your own answer)
Teacher‘s choice
What European country was inspired to revolution after the American Revolution?
What is France
A formal written request , usually signed by many people
What is a petition
Who was John paul Jones?
John paul Jones was a daring American naval officer who raided British ports.
Why was Burgoyne’s surrender so important?
What is Burgoyne’s surrender was so important because then the British couldn’t split the colonies and also that France would join the US.
On what laws and political ideas did Jefferson draw when writing the Declaration of Independence.
What is In the Declaration, Jefferson drew from earlier English documents, such as the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights. He also drew on ideas of thinkers such as John Locke to set out the colonies’ reasons for proclaiming freedom. Which were the natural rights: Life, Liberty, and Property.
What writing by Thomas Paine convinced thousand of American Colonists to separate from Britain?
What is “Common Sense”
An introductory statement or opening paragraph that sets the tone and purpose of a document
What is the preamble
BONUS!!!!!
What disease spread through valley forge ?
smallpox
How did soldiers at valley forge change their chances of survival?