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Exam 2- Study Guide, U.S. History
| Term | Facts/Info |
|---|---|
| George Washington | commander of the continental army, refuses to accept pay, he had leader skills, he could keep the army together |
| Patriots | rebels and supported the colonies |
| Loyalists | stayed loyal to Britain |
| Common Sense | written by Thomas Paine in 1776 but was written anonymously because it was treason, questions the whole idea of monarchy and having a king, restates John Locke's idea that the government shouldn't be able to take people's rights away |
| The American Crisis | Written by Thomas Paine to inspire and encourage the troops |
| Declaration of Independence | adopted on July 4, 1776, written by Thomas Jefferson, many of the colonists had changed their mindset after common sense was published |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | Battle of Breed's Hill, costly victory for the British |
| Washington's attack on Hessians | He wanted his men to get an easy victory, decided he would do that with a surprise attack on Hessian soldiers, this plan needed up failing which was a good thing because there was a spy among his men |
| Hessians | German soldiers that fight for whoever pays them, hired by the kind |
| Saratoga | turning point in the war, Washington is trying to get the French on the side of the colonists and show them that they can actually defeat Britain, France ends up joining the side of the colonists, both sides agree to fight until independence was won |
| Revolutionary Alliances | Spain also joined as an ally of France but not of America. Britain at this time also declared war on the Dutch. Spain wants to regain territory that they lost to Britain but they don’t care about American Independence |
| Valley Forge | awful winter, super cold, lots died, no food, lots of soldiers left/gave up, Britain was concerned that they might actually lose the war so they started granting some demands of the war but wouldn't grant American independence |
| Reasons for British Campaign in South | No side was clearly winning the war in the north so Britain moved things to the south, they hoped to gain support from people such as the slaves in that area and to take over a whole bunch of land, but this did not happen |
| "Fighting Quaker" | American General Nathaneal Greene was known as the fighting Quaker. Quakers don’t believe in war but this general did,. He gets Cornwallis to chase him across America which wears Cornwallis down. This worked very well |
| Yorktown | the British are outnumbered, the British finally surrendered on Oct. 17, 1781 and this is the end of most of the fighting, but peace treaties and things like that have to be negotiated and signed. |
| Peace of Paris | John Adams, John Jay, & Benjamin Franklin negotiated for these treaties, ended the French and Indian war and the American revolution, signed on Sept. 3, 1783, The Americans finally won mainly because of the help from the dutch and French |
| Slavery in the Revolution Era | north: Slaves are emancipated during the war or shortly after. South: they kind of relaxed with some laws but did not free all slaves at this time. |
| Women and equality following the American Revolution | The war did not change the legal status of women and most of them were fine with remaining in a domestic sphere. |
| Freedom of religion in the states following the American Revolution | This is starting to be seen and protected and tax support for church comes to an end and states don’t have a state sponsored religion. |
| Articles of Confederation and powers of the national government | There are lots of problems, some to do with not having enough money, the way the government runs is making things difficult, some British troops that still won’t leave and Indian tribes fighting back when they try to move westward. |
| America and problems with Spain | They have problems with Spain when trying to move westward because Spain owns the Mississippi River. So if you expand, you need a way to get your crop which you will grow to market. |
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