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Preparing for War
1775-76 Early Successes
Up North . . .
Down South . . .
Peace?
100
Met in Philadelphia beginning in May of 1775, sought a peaceful solution to the troubles between the colonies and the king.
What is the 2nd Continental Congress?
100
This battle was a "Pyrrhic" victory for the British.
What is the Battle of Breed's/Bunker's Hill?
100
Said all men are created equal.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
Famous Georgian woman known as the "war woman."
Who is Nancy Hart?
100
This battle was a major turning point of the war in the South.
What is the Battle of King's Mountain?
200
Members of congress who felt war was inevitable formed this from the militia surrounding the British in Boston.
What is the "Continental" Army?
200
Famous colonial killed at the Battle of Bunker's Hill.
Who was Dr. Joseph Warren?
200
Washington successfully escapes along with his army to New Jersey after being attacked here by the British.
What is New York?
200
Georgia city that was captured by the British in 1778 by General Clinton.
What is Savannah?
200
Young French noble that supported the American cause and was a trusted member of Washington's staff.
Who was Gilbert du Montier, Marquis de Lafayette?
300
Named commander of the Continental Army by the 2nd Continental Congress.
Who is George Washington?
300
The British abandoned this city after a successful siege by the Continental Army.
What is Boston?
300
Crucial American victory that occurred December 25, 1776.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
300
British General who defeated Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden, SC.
Who is Cornwallis?
300
Known as the "campaign that won America."
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
400
Its capture in 1775 provided the Colonial Army much needed artillery.
What is Ft. Ticonderoga?
400
The British won the Battle of Bunker's Hill when the colonial troops ran out of this forcing them to retreat.
What is ammunition?
400
Fierce European mercenary soldiers that were captured in the sneak attack on Trenton, NJ.
Who are the Hessians?
400
Ruthless commander of the "British legion."
Who is Col. Banastre Tarleton?
400
French Admiral, his fleet trapped Cornwallis and the British at Yorktown.
Who is Admiral De Grasse?
500
The capture of Ft. Ticonderoga opened this country up to invasion.
What is Canada?
500
A former bookseller who successfully moved captured artillery from Ft. Ticonderoga to the siege lines around Boston.
Who is Colonel Henry Knox?
500
Turning point in the war; General John Burgoyne's British army defeated by Continental army commanded by Horatio Gates.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
500
Famous South Carolinian known as the "Swamp Fox" who fought a guerilla war against the British in South Carolina.
Who is Francis Marion?
500
Signed September 8, 1783 ending 8 years of war.
What is the Treaty of Paris?