stuff on ch 4 test

the first conental congress

October 1774 was a gathering of the colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Britain and the American colonies

Patrick henry

Attended the Continental Congress and is known for saying Give me liberty or give me death

Carpenters Hall

Held the Continental Congress in Philadelphia and delegates plan to draft 10 resolutions of King George III of England

Patriots

Colonists who agreed with Patrick Henry and they chose to fight for independence from Great Britain

Massachusetts governor Thomas Gage

Learned the colonists had sock piled weapons and Concord Massachusetts in April 1775 he decided to seize them this led to Orange conflict between colonists and British soldiers

Thomas Paine

Author of the 47 page pamphlets titled Common Sense which said that citizens not a monarch should make the law and appeared in January of 1776

The Declaration of Independence

Announced the colonists break from Britain on July 4th 1776 Thomas Jefferson was the documents main author

battle of Trenton

Washington and his troops crossed the partially frozen Delaware River on December 25th 1776 this led to achieve victory at the Battle of Trenton American soldiers took 900 British soldiers

Mercenaries

Many of the troops fighting on behalf of the British were mercenaries they fought for pay

Battle of Saratoga

In New York this was a key Patriot Victory and a turning point in the war

Marquis de Lafayette

A Frenchman he was a friend a George Washington and he led troops in battle

Baron Friedrich Avon Steuben

He was a Russian military officer he also LED troops in battle and Benjamin Franklin of negotiated with France and French supported greatly and helped defeat the British

Bernardo de Galvez

Staying Health as well and joined the war in 1779 Bernardo de Galvez the Spanish governor of Louisiana helped in the fight his men sees British post from Louisiana to Pensacola Florida

Battle of Yorktown

Last major battle of the American Revolution and Patriots took 800 British troops prisoner here comma prime minister Lord North surrendered

Treaty of Paris 1783

Great Britain recognize the independence of the United States of America