history Revolutionary War

Crispus Attucks

African American man who was the first person killed at the

Boston Massacre

Gen. George Washington

from Virginia; Commander of the Continental

Army

Gen. William Howe

British commander at the Battle of Bunker Hill and New

York

Baron Friedrich von Steuben

Prussian; helped train the Continental Army at

Valley Forge

Marquis de Lafeyette

French noble who fought with Washington and

helped fund the Americans

Lord Charles Cornwallis

British general who surrendered to the Americans

at Yorktown

Francis Marion

The Swamp Fox; used guerilla-style tactics to win in the

South for the Americans

how did the French and Indian war and the Proclamation of 1763 cause problems between the British adn the American colonies?

American colonists were upset that they were being taxed to cover the debts

that the French and Indian War had caused the British. They were also angry that

the British were limiting their expansion west with the Proclamation of 1763.

Sugar Act

put a tax on imported sugar and molasses

Stamp Act

required colonists to buy a special stamp for newspapers,

contracts, etc.

Declaratory Act

did not place a tax but stated Parliament had the right

to

Tea Act

allowed the British company to sell cheap tea directly to the

colonists

Intolerable Acts

Closed the port of Boston, Massachusetts’

charter cancelled, colonists were required to house British soldiers, and

Thomas Gage put in charge of Massachusetts

What is the Boston Massacre

What led to the intolerable acts?

What is Lexington and Concord?

Second Continental Congress and what was decided?

George Washington was placed in charge of the Continental

Army

States should write new state constitutions

Mass. Militia would become the Continental Army

who won the battle of Bunker Hill?

British

What did the patriots prove at the battle of bunker hill

That they could stand up against the professional British

army

Who wrote common sense?

Thomas paine

What did the book Common Sense do?

pushed for economic freedom from Britain

Who wrote Declartaion of Independence

Written by Thomas Jefferson

Who approved the declaration of independence

July 4th 1776

What were the three main ideas of declaration of independence

Jefferson argued that people possess unalienable rights

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Jefferson asserted that King George III violated the colonists’ rights

Jefferson stated that the colonies had the right to break from Britain

What were the American strengths and weaknesses

What were British strengths and weaknesses

what role did the African Americans play in the revolutionary war

African Americans chose to fight on both sides of the war

where was the Saratoga war

Saratoga, NY

Why was the Saratoga war important

Turning point of the war that convinced the French to ally with the Americans

Who won the Saratoga war

Americans

What hardships were fashed during the winter at Valley forge

Troops suffered through the brutal winter and shortages of food, clothing,

and shelter.

Continental Army survived, but 2,000 died of disease and malnutrition.

Smallpox attacked the camp

Washington began inoculation against the disease to slow the spread

how did Baron Friedrich von stuben and marquis de lafayette help the american troops at valley forge

Baron Friedrich von Steuben (Prussian military officer) helped

reorganize the Patriot camp and taught them how to fight like a

disciplined army

The Marquis de Lafayette (French military noble) helped Washington

at Valley Forge. He lived among the troops and provided them with

as many resources as possible

where was the the battle of yorktown

Yorktown, Virginia

What was the patriots stragety in the battle of yorktown

Surround the city by land and the French navy cut off a water

escape

who won the battle of yorktown

The Americans/Patriots won

Why was the batle of yorktown important

It was the last major battle in the Revolutionary War

What did the Treaty of Paris 1783 state?

Formally ended the war

Britain recognized American independence.

Set America’s borders

Mississippi River to the west, Florida to the South, Canada to the North