Chapter 5- The American Revolution

During the ________, she (Abigail Adams) wrote letters to her husband describing life on the homefront.

________: Political belief in representative democracy in which citizens govern themselves by electing representatives, or legislators, to make key decisions on the citizens 'behalf.

He helped ________ and Rochambeau force Cornwallis to surrendur at Yorktown.

________: Former Prussian military officer who volunteered his services during Valley Forge to train Continental forces how to operate as an army.

________: during the summer of 1776, he led hundreds of British ships and 32, 000 British soldiers to New York, and offered Congress the choice between surrender with royal pardon and a battle against the odds, and despite having far fewer troops, the Americans rejected the offer.

Clark's Rangers: a small force of frontiersmen through the freezing waters of the Illinois country to capture British- held ________ at Vincennes during February 1779.

________: A formerly British General, he then led the colonists.

________: A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

________: Mohawk chief who led many Iroquois to fight with Britain against American revolutionaries.

________: Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777- 1778, a 4th of troops died here from disease and malnutriton, Steuben comes and trains troops.

________: American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.

Treaty of Alliance: Treaty where ________ agreed to help the colonists win their independence from England.

________ and smallpox: fervent during war time and caused the lives and lost limbs of many.

________: Continental Colonel of regular army and some militia.

________: German soldiers hired by George III to smash Colonial rebellion, proved good in mechanical sense but they were more concerned about money than duty.

Written by ________ and passed by the Virginia General Assembly on January 16, 1786, it is the forerunner of the first amendment protections for religious freedom.

________: Commanding general of the British forces that were defeated at Yorktown in 1781, ending the American Revolution.

________: American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.

Francois- ________: Admiral who commanded a French fleet in American waters.

________: French major general who aided the colonies during the Revolutionary War.

________: American General who was labeled a traitor when he assisted the British in a failed attempt to take the American fort at West Point.

The ________: An essay by Thomas Paine read by George Washington to his troops shortly before crossing the Delaware River.

________ and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet.

________: 1st President of the United States; commander- in- chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732- 1799)

________: leader of the American Loyalist at the Battle of King's Mountain- Loser.

________: American general of Rhode Island, helped to turn the tide against Cornwallis and his British army, used geography of land.

________ and White Plains: British cannonball hit unprepared American troops; British, led by William Howe, could have captured retreating Americans, but failed to pursue it.

________: A soldier who returns home and resumes his life when the fighting is over.

________: A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives.

________: Burgoyne was forced to surrender his command to this American general on October 17, 1777 at the battle of Saratoga.

________: 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781- 1788 (weaknesses- no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)

________: a series of conflicts between British soldiers and the Continental Army in 1777 that proved to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War.

________: American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737- 1809)

________: Commander- in- Chief of the British army in American replacing General Howe after the Battle of Saratoga.

________: Royal governor of Virginia who issued a proclamation promising freedom for any enslaved black in Virginia who joined the British army.

________: British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722- 1792)

________: United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745- 1829)

________: On Christmas day at night, Washington's soldiers began crossing the Deleware River.

________: Last major battle of the Revolutionary War.

1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)

Battle during which the Continental Army unsuccessfully tried to stop the British from marching into Philadelphia (1777)

An overwhelming victory by American Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War.

March 15, 1781 battle between the forces of Cornwallis and Greene near Guilford Courthouse (modern day Greensboro, N.C.) The British won a thin victory in the battle, but the win sapped much of the British strength.

This battle was fought between 2 militias; the Loyalists versus the Patriots. The Patriots won.

British cannonball hit unprepared American troops; British, led by William Howe, could have captured retreating Americans, but failed to pursue it

On Christmas day at night, Washington's soldiers began crossing the Deleware River. The next morning, they suprise attacked the British mercenaries which were Hessians.

a series of conflicts between British soldiers and the Continental Army in 1777 that proved to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War

American General who was labeled a traitor when he assisted the British in a failed attempt to take the American fort at West Point.

A soldier who returns home and resumes his life when the fighting is over

a small force of frontiersmen through the freezing waters of the Illinois country to capture British-held Fort Sackville at Vincennes during February 1779

Continental Colonel of regular army and some militia. Master of guerilla warfare. Given credit for winning the Battle of Cowpens.

• passed as a man and served as a soldier for a year

• became high ranking officer until her identity was discovered

A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

Admiral who commanded a French fleet in American waters. He helped Washington and Rochambeau force Cornwallis to surrendur at Yorktown. Eventually, a British fleet met and defeated his fleet in the West Indies.

Former Prussian military officer who volunteered his services during Valley Forge to train Continental forces how to operate as an army.

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

Commander-in-Chief of the British army in American replacing General Howe after the Battle of Saratoga.

leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)

German soldiers hired by George III to smash Colonial rebellion, proved good in mechanical sense but they were more concerned about money than duty.

Burgoyne was forced to surrender his command to this American general on October 17,1777 at the battle of Saratoga.

Mohawk chief who led many Iroquois to fight with Britain against American revolutionaries

Royal governor of Virginia who issued a proclamation promising freedom for any enslaved black in Virginia who joined the British army

British Prime Minister during revolution. He had passed the Coercive Acts and supported the king greatly to the extent that Britain was ruled only by the king.

American general of Rhode Island, helped to turn the tide against Cornwallis and his British army, used geography of land

leader of the American Loyalist at the Battle of King's Mountain-Loser

Political belief in representative democracy in which citizens govern themselves by electing representatives, or legislators, to make key decisions on the citizens' behalf.

A formerly British General, he then led the colonists. He led a successful attack into Montreal, then on to Quebec. Montgomery's attack on Quebec failed and he was killed, thus, the whole invasion into Canada failed.

An essay by Thomas Paine read by George Washington to his troops shortly before crossing the Delaware River.

Treaty where France agreed to help the colonists win their independence from England

This treaty ended the Revolutionary War, recognized the independence of the American colonies, and granted the colonies the territory from the southern border of Canada to the northern border of Florida, and from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River

Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 4th of troops died here from disease and malnutriton, Steuben comes and trains troops

a statement about both freedom of conscience and the principle of separation of church and state. Written by Thomas Jefferson and passed by the Virginia General Assembly on January 16, 1786, it is the forerunner of the first amendment protections for religious freedom.

during the summer of 1776, he led hundreds of British ships and 32,000 British soldiers to New York, and offered Congress the choice between surrender with royal pardon and a battle against the odds, and despite having far fewer troops, the Americans rejected the offer.

Wife of John Adams. During the Revolutionary War, she wrote letters to her husband describing life on the homefront. She urged her husband to remember America's women in the new government he was helping to create.

Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was sandwiched between the French navy and the American army. He surrendered October 19, 1781.

American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.

Commanding general of the British forces that were defeated at Yorktown in 1781, ending the American Revolution.

fervent during war time and caused the lives and lost limbs of many

America's first Vice-President and second President. Sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, and wrote the Massachusetts guarantee that freedom of press "ought not to be restrained."

British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)

United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)

French major general who aided the colonies during the Revolutionary War. He and Baron von Steuben (a Prussian general) were the two major foreign military experts who helped train the colonial armies.

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

During the war, most states had their own const. to spell out the rights of citizens and set limits on the gvns. power.

Wrote the Declaration of Independence and 3rd president of the US

American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)

Another name for Loyalists