Continental Drift
This was the army led by George Washington during the War of Independence.
What is the Continental Army?
This 1776 campaign saw Britain drive Washington’s forces out of a major city.
What is the New York Campaign?
Who is Louis the XVIth?
Britain had a major advantage at the start of the war, especially important for moving troops and supplies, because of this institution.
What is the Royal Navy?
“The perseverance of the army has at length been crowned with success.”
Who is George Washington?
This problem kept weakening Washington’s army because soldiers’ terms of service kept ending.
What are expiring enlistments?
This battle was a major British victory, but not decisive because Washington escaped with the core of his army.
What is the Battle of Brooklyn?
This 1778 agreement recognised American sovereignty and committed France and America to mutual defence.
What is the Treaty of Alliance?
Britain won major battles and occupied major cities, but failed to destroy this.
What is the American Revolution?
“We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.”
Who is Nathanael Greene?
These citizen-soldiers could support campaigns, but were unreliable as a permanent fighting force.
What are militia?
These two late 1776 to early 1777 victories restored American morale after the New York disasters.
What are Trenton and Princeton?
France intervened partly because it wanted revenge after losing territory and prestige in this earlier global conflict.
What was the Seven Years War?
After 1778, Britain had to defend not only North America, but also places such as the Caribbean, Gibraltar, India, and the English Channel because the war had become this.
What is a global conflict?
“The humiliation of England is today the first interest of France.”
Who is Vergennes?
This winter encampment became a symbol of suffering, shortages, and endurance.
What is Valley Forge?
This 1777 battle destroyed Burgoyne’s campaign and helped secure French support.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This French general commanded thousands of troops who joined the American cause in 1780.
Who is Rochambeau?
British leaders wrongly believed this group would rise in large numbers in the southern colonies.
What are loyalists?
“If you cannot relieve me very soon, you must be prepared to hear the worst.”
Who is Cornwallis?
Washington’s greatest military achievement was not winning every battle, but doing this to the army and revolutionary cause.
What is keeping the army alive?
This 1781 victory was not a single battle, but the result of allied land and naval coordination.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This French admiral’s fleet blocked British naval support in the Chesapeake, helping turn Yorktown into a trap.
Who is de Grasse?
John Shy argues Britain failed because it could not turn military occupation into this.
What is political control?
“Washington’s genius, his greatness, lay in his character.”
Who is Gordon Wood?