PEOPLE
A person who was chosen to lead the Continental Army
George Washington
The turning point of the war, when the Americans started to take the lead over the British
The Battle of Saratoga
These colonies are in the Northeast, comprised of small farms, ship building, trade and manufacturing
The New England Colonies
Soldiers who were paid to fight for a country other than their own
Mercenaries
What was the result of fighting in New York?
The colonists were forced to retreat from New York into New Jersey
The person who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Battle which began with General Washington and his troops crossing the Delaware
The Battle of Trenton
This the major geographical region that served as both a physical and political border for the British colonies
The Appalachian Mountains
What was "The Crisis"?
A pamphlet to raise morale written by Thomas Paine
Why did George Washington read The Crisis aloud to his troops?
He wanted to inspire his troops to continue the fight for independence
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
The final battle of the War in which England Surrenders
The Battle of Yorktown in 1781
These colonies are central, excellent farming conditions and the economy revolved around cash crops, lumbering, mining, manufacturing and skilled labor
The Middle Colonies
A formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal
An Alliance
Why was the American victory at Saratoga such a turning point?
It ended the British threat to New England, it destroyed British hopes for an easy victory, and it showed European nations that the Americans had a chance of winning
The leader of the sons of Liberty in Boston
Samuel Adams
In 1765 law placed a tax on all printed materials, including newspapers, wills, and playing cards. What was its name?
The Stamp Act
What 5 groups of people in 13 colonies were NOT allowed to vote?
What is women, indentured servants, renters or non-landowners, African Americans and most foreigners
Colonists who sided with Britain in the American Revolution
Loyalists
Why was European support so important for American colonists?
It helped them win the war by providing them with the necessary arms, ships, and reinforcements to defeat the British
He went to France to ask them for help, also created the U.S postal service, and was part of the Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
What happened in 1773?
The Boston Tea Party.
Where did the British pursue the Americans?
They pursued them south to White Plains, then west and south across New Jersey
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
Patriots
How did women help the soldiers at Valley forge?
Women helped by taking care of the sick and wounded, collected food, medicine, and brought warm towels too. That helped the Continental army not to get many loses.