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american revolution
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geurilla | hit and run attack |
| loyalist | colonists who remained loyal to britian. |
| patriot | colonists who favored war against britian. |
| battle of bunker hill | in 1775, first major battle of the revolution. |
| olive branch petition | peace petition sent to king george by colonial delegates after the battles of lexington and concord. |
| green mountain boys | vermont colonial militia led by ethan allen that made a surprise attack on fort ticonderoga. |
| continental army | army established by the second continental congress to fight the british. |
| blockade | the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out. |
| mercenary | a soldier who fights merely for pay, often for a foreign counrty |
| america's best triator | benedict arnold |
| battles that benedict arnold fought in that consider him a hero. | battle of saratoga, new york, and quebec. |
| why did benedict arnold betray america | he thought that the patriots weren't giving him the promotions he deserved. |
| declaration of independence | a written document stating their natural rights, the british wrongs, and declaring independence. |
| who was burgoyne? | burgoyne was the british general in the battle of sartoga. |
| cavalry | troops on horseback |
| battle of trenton | a 1776 battle in which goerge washington's troops captured a hessian encampment. |
| battle of long island | a 1776 battle in new york and 1400 americans were killed, wounded, or captured. |
| battle of Yorktown | 1781 american victory in virginia that forced the british to surrender. |
| name the 4 parts of the declaration of independence. | preamble, natural rights, british wrongs, and declaring independence |
| what battles were fought in new york and new jersey? | princeton and trenton |
| who helped the continental army after the battle of saratoga? | france |
| why did the french aid the continental army after the battle of saratoga? | because they saw that the americans are capable of beating the british. |
| how did washington turn a retreat to a victory at new jersey? | he left the fire going in princeton and surprise attacked trenton where the british were. |
| what role did women play in the war? | they helped the wounded. washed clothes. |
| what choices did native americans have in the war. | to join the british and maybe get freedom or join the patriots and stay slaves. |
| "handy betsy the blacksmith" | made weapons for the patriots. |
| what was mary ludwig hays called by the soldiers. | molly pitcher |
| who else soon after the french entered the war against britian. | spain |
| what did king george 3 do when he heard about the olive branch petition? | he got angry and declined it |
| how did the war change many women's attitudes? | it made them stronger and tougher. |
| battles of cowpens | a 1781 battle in south carolina where americans won a important victory over the british. |
| define siege | military blockade or bombardment of a enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender. |
| define ratify | to approve |
| identify charles cornwallis | was a british general who surrendered in the battle of yorktown. |
| why was cornwallis forced to surrender at the battle of yorktown? | because he stopped at the yorktown peninsula and washington caught him. |
| why did south become the main battle ground of the war in 1778? | because there were loyalists in the south henry clnton thought they would join the british in the fight. |
| what happened to benedict arnold? | he ran to the british side |
| albany plan of union. | proposal by benjman franklin to create noe government for the 13 colonies. |
| what happened as the british neared fort desquesne. | the french and indians surprise attacked |
| explain the battle for quebec | at night the british came in boats climbed up the cliff and attacked and wolfe and montclam lay dead and the french surrendered. |
| what were the terms of the treaty of paris (the french and indian war) | the french got land from east of mississippi river except new orleans. britian got florida. spain got all land west of the mississippi river and new orleans. |
| define boycott. | to refuse to buy or uses certain goods or services. |
| define repeal. | to cancel |
| define writs of assistance. | a legal document that allowed british customs officials to inspect a ships cargo with no reason. |
| what happened in the boston massacre. | 5 colonists were killed by british soldiers. |
| define masssacre. | a death of 10 or more people |
| how did the colonists act towards the taxes imposed by parliament. | the colonists started to get a little angry |
| what is molasses | a type of syrup that was important in triangular trade. |
| why did some merchants smuggle molasses for their colonies. | because they didn't want to pay tax. |
| what did mercy otis warren do. | wrote bad comments about british officials in the paper. |
| what did the parliament do after the boston massacre. | the parliament took taxes off everything but tea. king goerge the 3 said that tax must always remain on tea. |
| what happened at the boston tea party. | the colonists dressed as indians and dumped tea off the boat. |
| what was the parliaments response to the boston tea party. | they made the intolerable acts. |
| first continental congress. | in 1774 meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in philadelphia. |
| define militia | army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency |
| what did the colonists dress like in the boston tea party. | indians |
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