Vocabulary
Someone who acts against his or her government
Traitor
Polish soldier who helped the Americans in the Revolutionary war
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
The oldest city in Georgia located on the Savannah River also part of general Sherman's march to the sea during the civil war
Savannah
How did the Americans win the Revolutionary War
The British gave up
British general who surrendered at the battle of yorktown
Charles Cornwallis
why did the British decide to move the fighting to the south
They now hope to defeat the Americans in south
Continental army officer who later becoming a traitor and worked for the British during the revolutionary war
Benedict Arnold
A location in central North Carolina near Greensboro site of a major revolutionary war battle in 1781
Guilford Court house
In which state was the Battle of Cowpens fought
South Carolina
What year was the battle of yorktown
1781
In which state was the battle of cowpens fought?
South Carolina
American naval office during the revolutionary war
John Paul Jones
A city Massachusetts located on Boston harbor between mouths of the Charles and mystic river
Charles Town
How did the French help the Americans win the Battle of Yorktown
The French helped the Americans by sending them weapons and money
Continental army officer who led Americans into a major victory against the British at cowpens
Nathanael Greene
A person who is not in the military
Civilian
American revolutionary hero who was hanged by the British for spying for the patriots
Nathan Hale
A United States military post since the revolutionary war located in southeastern New York on the western side of the Hudson River
West Point
What was the effect of the Treaty of Paris
It set the new nations borders and our new America
year of treaty of paris
1783
What caused Mary McMauley to take part in the battle of Monmouth
her husband was wounded she took his place
Women who earned the nick name Molly Pitcher because she carried water to the American soldiers during the battle of Monmouth
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
A town in northwestern south carolina located near the site of a major revolutionary war battle in 1781
Cowpens
what were the borders of the new United States
North British, Canada South Spainish Flordia, East Atlantic Ocean, West Mississippi River
A town in southeastern Virginia located on Chesapeake bay
Yoktown