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The British Army
The American Army
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Yorktown
Causes of the Revolution
100
No cause, bad leadership, no allies, no support in England, Germans cant be controlled
What was one weakness of the british army?
100
George Washington
Who was a great colonial troop leader?
100
1777-1779
When did the Battle of Saratoga occur?
100
October, 1781
When did the battle of Yorktown occur?
100
That the business for acohol would go down
What did the colonits fear about the Sugar Act?
200
Cornwallis, General Gage, King George III
Who were some of the bad leaders of the British Army?
200
France and Spain
Who were americas allies?
200
It was a turning point of the American Revolution.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga significant?
200
With men, weapons, and warships
How are the French helping the Colonial Army?
200
They put taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
What were the Townshend Acts 1767?
300
Because the germans had no point to fight with the british other than the fact that they were paid to fight
Why can't the Germans be trusted by the British?
300
Independence
What was the cause for the americans to fight?
300
That the french and the colonies may be able to win the war
What did this battle show?
300
Because the Americans and the french cornered them on a small peninsula and bombarded them with cannon fire
Why did the British surrender?
300
The Sons of Liberty called the Committee of Correspondence
What took place in order to oppose the stamp act?
400
Because the british had become the most powerful nation in the world and nobody likes them because of that
Why dont the British have allies?
400
Keep the army together, and stretch the british supply lines
What was part of the strategy for the american troops to win?
400
Horatio Gates
Who led the colonial forces that caused the british to surrender?
400
The treaty of Paris 1783
What did the colonists win?
400
To help pay off the debts from after the Boston Tea Party and the millions of dollars lost
Why did the Tea Act of 1773 take place?
500
seek and destroy colonial armies, cut off massachusetts like the head of the snake, and use european war tactics.
What was the British strategy to defeat the colonial army?
500
Get France to help us fight
What was the Americans main objective?
500
By making the colonial Guerrilla strategies harassed the British
How did they end up stretching their supply lines?
500
It can free the sovereign/ independent states
What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
500
No need for a warrant (start of the intolerable acts)
What were the Writs of Assistance?