Revolution 1
Fighting to defend their home and knowledge of terrain
What are "advantages of the Patriots?"
No central government and not way to pay for a war already started
What are "disadvantages" of the Patriots?
Having many nations that would be happy to be an ally to your enemy
What is a disadvantage of Great Britain?
fighting far from home, with an ocean in between as well as had many other places on the globe to defend and protect
What are "disadvantages of Great Britain?"
Every state had an organized militia, which were made up of free adult males and were required to have a gun
What is "advantages of the Patriots?"
Who was George Washington
Battle which included crossing an icy Delaware River and fighting Hessian soldiers on Christmas Day
What is the Battle of Trenton?
Must win it all to win the war
What is Britain's POV of the war?
Just have to not lose in order to win the war
What is the Patriot's POV of the war
One force coming down from Canada, matching up with another force coming up the Mohawk River while the main force pushed up from New York to New Albany resulting in splitting New England from rest of colonies.
What were the original plans of the British?
The turning point of the war, bringing the French openly into the war as an ally to the Patriots.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
Offered peace with everything the colonist wanted, yet was denied
What was Prime Minister Lord North's response to the Battle of Saratoga?
Men were overwhelmed by exposure, hunger and disease. 2,500 soldiers died, 1,000 deserted, and 7,000 were too ill for duty
What were the conditions at Valley Forge?
The capturing of Charleston and Savannah in the South.
What was the worst American defeat of the war?
Who is General Cornwallis?
French fleet came up from their Caribbean base to trap the British in the harbor
How was Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown?
German troops hired by the British
Who were the Hessians?
The signing of the Treaty of Paris
When was the American Revolution officially over?
Used gorilla warfare against the British
Who are the Militia?
Played an important part in training the men at Valley Forge how to be soldiers by putting them through intense regimen of drilling, making them into a military force that could fight professionals
Who was French General Friedrich Wilhem von Steuben?
Came close to subduing Georgia and Carolinas by doing this strategy creating a "civil war" type of situation.
What is "by forming groups of Loyalist militia"?