Famous People of the Revoluton
Brought water to American soldiers during battle
Molly Pitcher
FIRST turning point battle;Washington surprise attacked the German Hessions here on Christmas eve night
Battle of Trenton
What is the treaty that ended the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris 1781
Name one issue that Washington's army faced
Low supplies
No money
desertion
untrained/undisciplined
Guerilla Warfare
hit and run attacks with small bands of fighters
French nobleman who helped the patriots in the war
Marquis de Lafayette
Washington’s winter encampment in 1777
Valley Forge
Final battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
Who is considered the "Father of the American Navy?"
John Paul Johns
name a tactic of British traditional warfare
linear fighting
“The Father of the American Navy,” he successfully fought the British Navy in the American Revolution.
John Paul Jones
Turning Point battle of the American Revolution. Devastating loss for the British
Battle of Saratoga
Give me one reason why the British moved their army South at the end of the war.
Support from more loyalists
Name one reason why the patriots won the war
Better leadership
foreign aid
knowledge of land
Motivation
Name an individual who fought in the American Revolution who used Guerrilla warfare fighting
Francis Marion, "Swamp Fox"
Trained the Continental army during the winter at Valley Forge
Baron Von Stuben
Devastating defeat for Washington’s army. Forced to retreat this major coastal city
Battle of Long Island
the British general who surrendered at Yorktown
General Cornwallis
Who wrote the document "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
American knowledge of __________ helped them with guerrilla warfare
land
British general who surrendered at Saratoga
General Burgoyne
A major coastal city taken by the British in the South
Chares Town
Give me one term of the Treaty of Paris
Independence
boundary lines
fishing rights
repay debt
The British must return all slaves
Congress must return property to Loyalist
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Long steel knives attached to the ends of guns
bayonets