After Lexington & Concord
In the beginning most Americans believed they were fighting not for independence but for redress of grievances with the British Empire (T/F)
True
Thomas Jefferson
Was the admired, respected and trusted by nearly all patriots to be commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
British General William __________ brought hundreds of ships into the port of New York City to intimidate the Americans into submission
Howe
The British badly overestimated support in the ______. They thought Loyalist sentiment would help them in their battles
South
The Act the Britsh passed to close the colonies to all overseas trade and made no concessions to American demands
Prohibitory Act
All the ideas written in the Declaration of Independence were new to the colonies (T/F)
False. The DoI repeated ideas that hab been voiced throughout the colonies in the proceedings months in the form of ninety local declarations.
The war effort by American colonists would be financed primarily by _____________
borrowing from abroad
British General John Burgoyne had to surrender at _____________ because Howe abandoned him and went to Philadelphia instead
Saratoga
British soldiers encouraged southern Slaves to desert their owners in return for promises of emancipation (T/F)
True
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that persuaded Americans to fight for their independence
Common Sense
People who supported the crown and did not want to break free from England
Loyalists (Tories)
The British suffered their heaviest casualties of the entire war at ____________
Bunker Hill (actually fought on Breed's Hill)
The British surrender at Saratog led directly to an alliance between ________________
US and France
Cornwallis surrendered at ___________ when George Washington & French forces trapped
Yorktown
The conciliatory appeal to the King to avoid war
Olive Branch Petition
To raise money for the war, Congress __________ (printed money, raised taxes)
Printed money
British forces commanded by ____________ abandoned Boston and evacuated for Halifax in Nova Scotia. IT is still celebrated today in Boston as Evacuation Day
Thomas Gage,
______________ went to France to represent the US during the war and help American cause to get assistance and recognition as a country
Benjamin Franklin
Was the location of a substantial British victory in the final phase of the American Revoloution
Charleston
The declaration that the American People only had two alternatives - submission to tyranny or resistance by force
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of taking up arms
Colonies began calling themselves __________, a reflection of their belief that each province was now in some respects a separate and sovereign entity
States
Benedict Arnold lay siege for a time to the city of ____________, but eventually had to retreat
Quebec
John Adams called them "_____________". These people had to interpret the instructions of Congress and went abroad to try and get support from European Nations for their cause
Militia Diplomats
Cornwallis lost to fast-moving American contingents led by American General ___________ at Cowpens and Guilford Court House, NC.
Nathaniel Greene