Conflicts with Britain
Declaring Independence
The War on Independence
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
The frontier, west of the Appalachains, Ohio River Valley
What general region did George Rogers Clark fight for the American cause?
100
Immigration rights, no representation, taxes, quartering, etc.
What was a complaint against the king in the Declaration?
100
Continental Army
Which side was more motivated to fight?
100
False
Yorktown was fought in the south. True or False
100
Lord Cornwalis
Who surrendered at Yorktown?
200
debt or issue of developing a gov't
Name an negative outcome of the war.
200
Patriots
What were colonists who wanted independence were called?
200
Britain promised them freedom
Why did some enslaved African Americans become Loyalists?
200
True
The British wanted to control the Hudson River Valley. True or False?
200
General George Washington
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
300
Pacificst
They don't believe in violence.
300
Horatio Gates
This colonial general made a mistake in aligning his troops.
300
The Continental Army won a battle near Saratoga.
What event convinced the French to help the Americans?
300
Loyalist
A ________ was someone who supported the British.
300
Hyam Soloman
He helped finance the war for the colonies
400
Serapis
What was the name of the ship JPJ captured at sea?
400
Thomas Jefferson
Which famous American wrote much of the Declaration of Independence?
400
It gave the American colonists independence and land.
What did the Treaty of Paris do the for the United States?
400
treaty
The United States and Britain ended the War for Independence with a _________ in 1783
400
Delaware River
Which river did George Washington and his troops cross to defeat the British soldiers?
500
Benedict Arnold
This war hero felt betrayed by his countrymen and became a traitor
500
The colonies should separate from Britain
What did the Declaration of Independence say?
500
He tricked them into chasing his army until they were worn out.
What strategy did Nathanael Greene use against British soldiers?
500
guerrilla
Both sides of the war employes ________ tactics.
500
from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from British Canada to Spanish Florida.
What are the boundaries of the United States after the Treaty of Paris?
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