War in New England
The canons that surrounded Boston were seized from what Fort?
Fort Ticonderoga.
Thomas Paine wrote two key documents. One that called why America should be independent, the other to explain how Britain enslaved the colonies.
1) Common Sense.
2) Crisis.
Washington's crossing occurred on what river?
Delaware River.
This geographical feature is what the Americans used to their advantage.
Swamps.
One British strength/weakness.
One American strength/weakness.
The battle where the Americans inflicted heavy casualties to the British but still lost.
Bunker Hill.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and what idea was cut from the document?
Thomas Jefferson. Slavery.
Right after Trenton, Washington was able to have another victory at this Battle.
Princeton.
The British changed their strategy and decided to invade the Southern Colonies for what reason?
Be able to control the territory with the help of the bigger Loyalist population.
Give 1 thing the Treaty of Paris did.
Britain must recognize the United States as a free/independent nation.
Britain gives up all lands in North America (except Canada).
The US must return all rights/property to loyalists.
British General William Howe abandoned the City of Boston because...
The city was surrounded by Patriot cannons and he did not want to risk losing a lot of his troops.
2) Join in their suffering and helped pay for supplies from his own pocket.
How did George Washington and his army capture the Hessians during the Battle of Trenton?
He crossed the Delaware River and attacked the Hessians on Christmas Night when they were sleeping.
This battle had General Charles Cornwallis surrounded where he eventually surrendered.
Battle of Yorktown.
This document was a request to George III, asking him to make peace with the colonies.
Olive Branch Petition.
What sort of New England geographical feature did the Patriots use to their advantage?
Hills.
Name the two key figures that fought for the Americans in the South.
Francis Marion.
Nathaniel Greene.
The significance of the Battle of Saratoga is...
1) Ended the War in the North.
2) Improved morale.
3) And France entered the war as an American ally.
Explain the American strategy at Yorktown.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
The significance of Lexington and Concord are...
It started the American Revolution and showed that the Patriots were willing to fight and die for their beliefs.
Baron Von Steuben helps the Americans in Valley Forge by...
Improving camp conditions, discipline, and training the Continentals in European warfare.
By capturing the Hudson, the New England colonies would have been cut off from the rest.
Explain the strategies of Nathaniel Greene/Francis Marion.
Greene fights defensive warfare by fighting small battles against Cornwallis only to run away. Cornwallis chases but has to resupply his army. Marion's militia attacks the supply line.
Both of these together tires out Cornwallis.
1) Natural Rights. 2) British wrongs. 3) American Colonies declaring independence.