the final years
What battle ended the American revolution
Battle of Yorktown
what was the Boston massacre
where redcoats fired on protesters
who was put in charge of making a good postal system
what is Ben Franklin
what was a British advantage with the water
they had the strongest navy
what did France sends to the colonist
weapons, ships, soldiers, and equipment
What was the British General that was captured in the final battle
Cornwallis
what is the Boston tea party
At midnight December 16, 1773 the Boston Sons of Liberty went swiftly in the night disguised as Native Americans and dumped 342 chest of tea overboard
what did the Continental Congress do to step closer to Independence
One of the steps to self government that they did was set up a printing office to start making money
Who had the better trained army
the British
where did Washington sleep the winter in Valley Forge
outside in the cold
What is the treaty of Paris
The treaty that gave America it's Independence from Great Britain
what is the committee of correspondents
a group that spread information and and political ideas throughout the colonies
Who was George Washington put in charge of
the Continental Army
what was two of the patriots biggest advantage early in the war
they fought in their own land and they had George Washington
what good new could Franklin give to the French to get their aid
they won the battle of Saratoga
Who was the French commander sent to aid Washington
Comte de Rochambeau
the Tea Act
gave almost all control to the tea market in the colonies to the East India Company, while getting rid almost all the tax on tea
what is the Olive Branch
a petition to the king that firstly assured the king the colonist wanted peace and for the king to protect the rights of the colonist
what was the Continental Congress main issue
they had very little way of recruiting and gaining wealth
what steps were taken to end slavery
only Pennsylvania made a plan to slowly end slavery
Washington original target
New York
The Intolerable Acts
To help reign in the colonies and punished the protesters and organizers the British government passed a series of laws called the Coercive Acts
The Declaration was signed when
July 4, 1776
what issue did the Continental army have
they had a lack of experience soldiers
name two foreign people that helped out with
Friedrich Von Steuben, Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Casimir Pulaski, Marquis de Lafayette