Ch.11
Independence Declared
Independence Declared
Who was the main Author of the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What was General Howe’s first attack plan?
What is to attack in the north and the south?
Who was the woman who gave water to the wounded soldiers?
Who is Molly pitcher or Mary Hays?
What was the toughest test so far for the colonists?
What is Valley Forge?
What Country joined Washington and the Continental Army?
Who is France?
What was one of the reasons colonists opposed a break from Great Britain?
What is:
Long successful history with England
Friends in parliament that would no longer support them
Could mean death for the rebels
What softened the blow of cannons at Fort Moultrie?
What is Palmetto Tree Logs?
Why did Washington select Valley Forge?
Rich Farm land to feed the Army and near Philadelphia.
What tactic did General Morgan use for General Green to defeat the British at Cowpens?
What are Three lines of Combat?
Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis that inspired the Colonists?
Who is Thomas Paine?
What was one of the reasons colonists supported a break from Great Britain?
What is:
Blood had already been shed
Changes them to POW and not traitors if independent nation
Continental Congress could take away land from loyalists
Spain and France would be more willing to help
Where did the attack in the south occur?
What is Charleston, SC?
Who trained the soldiers in Valley Forge?
Who is Baron Frederick Von Stuben?
What famous Revolutionary Naval Officer was called the Father of the US Navy?
Who is John Paul Jones?
Why did Britain's three prong attack in the north not work?
What is Too complicated?
Which Virginian introduced a resolution to Congress resulting in the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Richard Henry Lee?
Who inspired the colonists with his writing such as “Common Sense” and “The Crisis.”
Who is Thomas Paine?
What did Washington prove in the Monmouth Courthouse battle?
What is that the colonists could fight and win in open field battle against the British?
Who lost the battles against Cornwallis in Camden, South Carolina and left his men in battle?
Who is General Horatio Gates?
What River did Washington Famously cross to attack the British?
What is The Delaware River?
Who were the five men in charge of writing the Declaration of Independence?
Who are Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman?
Which Country did colonists greatly benefit from?
And
Who was Fighting with the British?
What is France?
and
What are Hessians?
After the French agreed to help, where did the British start focusing and why?
Who are the southern colonies and to win the support of loyalists?
What battle caused the Loyalists to stop joining the British Army?
What is Kings Mountain?
What did Washington make it appear like he was going and Where did he actually go to end the war?
What are New York and Yorktown?