Chapter 10 Flashcards
Why was the battle of Bunker Hill so important?
The Americans showed the British it would fight with determination.
What 2 decisions were made at the second Continental Congress?
- America most have an organized Continental Army.
2. George Washington would command the American army.
Who captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British?
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys
What were the Germans called who fought for England called?
Hessians
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the president of the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was signed?
John Hancock
On what day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
What was used to call the people of Philadelphia together for the reading of the Declaration of Independence?
Liberty Bell
Who was the commander-in-chief of the colonial Army?
George Washington
What nickname was given to George Washington
The father of his country
Name the black slave serving the colonial army as a spy, risking his life to obtain important information from the British
James Armistead
Name the schoolteacher from Connecticut who volunteered to sneak behind enemy lines to find out what the British Army was planning.
Nathan Hale
What happened on Flag Day?
George Washington gave our new flag to Congress.
When is flag day?
June 14, 1777
Was the turning point of the war for Independence?
Battle of Saratoga
What were the real enemies of Valley Forge?
Cold and hunger
“we have to resolve to conquer or to die”
George Washington
“The British are coming”
Paul Revere and William Dawes
“I have not yet begun to fight”
John Paul Jones
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”
Nathan Hale
“give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
what is a treaty
Agreement or understanding between two or more countries
When did the entire British army surrender?
October 19, 1781
What agreement was made in the Treaty of Paris?
England gave up her 13 American colonies
In what year was the Treaty of Paris signed
1783
