Define Me:
1. A nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war. What vocabulary word am I?
2. A written and signed agreement between two or more countries. What vocabulary word am I?
1. Ally
2. Treaty
Americans biggest strength during the Revolutionary War was..
George Washington.
List the four parts of the Declaration of Independence
1. Preamble
2. Natural Rights
3. British Wrongs
4. Independence
1. At the start of the war, a weakness for the British Army was poor leadership.
2. Why did many of the British people not support the war?
1. poor leadership.
2. The cost to taxpayers was too high.
1. At the Second Continental Congress, the decision was made to form _______________
2. The Continental Army was composed of troops from all the ___________________
1.an army.
2. 13 colonies
1. Strategy
2. Independence
Who said, "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!?"
Patrick Henry
The Declaration of Independence states that all people are born with certain rights which include:
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
1._________became an ally after the victory of Saratoga.
2. What was the main cause of the America defeat in Brooklyn, NY in August 1776?
1.The French
2. Inexperienced Soldiers.
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
To ask King George to make peace with the colonies.
1. a formal, written request made to an official person or organization
2. the American army during the American Revolution
1. Petition
2. Continental Army
According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule came from the_____________
The governed
How do Natural Rights that are described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
Because people are born with natural rights.
What was a result of the American victories at Trenton and Princeton?
Americans could beat the British and their allies and greatly boosted American morale.
How can you best describe the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British won but suffered many losses.
1.the struggle of the 13 American colonies to gain their independence from Great Britain
2. rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law.
1. American Revolution
2. Natural Rights
A clear disadvantage for General Burgoyne and the British troops in Albany, New York was an.....
unfamiliar territory.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To explain why it was time for the colonies to separate from Britain.
How can you best describe Washington’s military strategy after 1776?
Washington’s basic military strategy was to fight a defensive war and tire out the British.
The main idea of Patrick Henry’s speech was to urge colonists to….
revolt against England or die trying to become free.
1. a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence.
2. the document written to declare the American colonies an independent nation, free from British rule.
1. Common Sense
2. Declaration of Independence
Why was George Washington chosen to be the military leader of the Continental Army?
Because of his experience, talent and character. He could unite the colonies better than anyone else.
1. Describe why Thomas Jefferson said that King George III was an unfit ruler.
2. To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was considered an act of __________.
1. King George III was as an unfit ruler because he denied colonists their rights.
2. Treason
The American cause looked to be more helpful after the Battle of Saratoga because…
After the Battle of Saratoga, the French became allies of the Americans, and Spain entered the war against the British.
What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?
It helped to persuade many colonists that they should be independent from Great Britain.