Before War
This was the main goal of loyalists in the colonies
What is continuing support for British and keeping colonies under King George III's rule?
This was George Washington's role in the Revolutionary War
What is leading the Continental Army/leading efforts for the colonies' freedom?
These are reasons why the Battle of Saratoga and Winter at Valley Forge are significant.
These were the three options African Americans had in fighting in Revolutionary War.
What are joining the British, joining the Continental Army, not joining either side?
This was the main goal of patriots in the colonies
What is to get freedom from England and to be an independent country?
The French supported ______ in the Revolutionary War because _____________.
Who are the colonies and what is weakening the British empire?
This happened at the Battle of Yorktown that allowed for American colonies to win the war.
What is Continental army surrounding British by land and French warships surrounding them by sea?
This is the daunting task the newly freed colonies had once they one the Revolutionary War.
What is creating a new government?
This is the meaning of "no taxation without representation".
What is the colonies' perspective that England should not tax them without their consent/voice in British Parliament?
This is one strength and one weakness of the Continental army.
What is strong leadership (George Washington) and no navy?
This is the reason that the British shifted their focus to the southern colonies near the end of the war.
What is little success in northern colonies/hoping for more loyalist support in the southern colonies?
This is the reason that many African Americans viewed the Declaration of Independence as contradictory.
What is not being given the same promises of freedom and liberty?
This was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence.
What is the American colonies declaring independence/freedom from England?
This is one strength and one weakness of the British army.
What is organized army and no experience with fighting on colonies' soil/land?
This is the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
These are the three unalienable rights described in the Declaration of Independence.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?