a document signed on September 3, 1783 formally granting the American colonies independence
Treaty of Paris
the most famous American navy officer of the war where he defeated the British at sea
John Paul Jones
colonists who opposed fighting Britain
loyalists
British victories in the Middle Colonies
Germantown and Brandywine
leader of the Green Mountain Boys that captured Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
this woman held loyalist men at gunpoint until neighbors arrived
Nancy Hart
this woman had a reputation for daring acts of bravery against the Indians; nicknamed "Mad Anne"
Anne Bailey
The main result from the War for Independence
American gained its independence from Britain.
South Carolina's most important city that the British besieged from March to May 1780; also called Charles Towne
Charleston
this woman took charge of her husband's cannon after he was wounded and fired it for him; earned the nickname "Molly Pitcher" by serving as a water carrier during the Battle of Monmouth
Mary Hays
Patriot victories in the Middle Colonies
Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, Fort Stanwix, Trenton, and Princeton
hired soldiers, or mercenaries, from Germany
Hessians
What did "Common Sense" turn colonists toward?
independence
a Patriot leader who led forces in capturing Fort Ticonderoga but became dissatisfied and plotted with the British to surrender the fort in exchange for a large sum
Benedict Arnold
troops controlled by the Second Continental Congress and commanded by George Washington
Continental Army
a pamphlet that identified actions of the king and parliament that led to the "common sense" conclusion that the colonies should separate from Britain
Common Sense
the battle against Hessian soldiers in New Jersey after George Washington crossed the Delaware River; a Patriot victory
Battle of Trenton
called Tories, feared a civil war would devastate the colonies, feared mob rule and chaos might result, feared cutting ties with Britain, saw the king as God's authority, remained loyal because of family connections
loyalists
What two things did the War put greater emphasis on?
education and reform
Cornwallis's only threat during the Battle of Yorktown; a French volunteer
Marquis de Lafayette
merchant ships modified as fighting vessels
privateers
a British general who lead a British army south from Canada to New York
John Burgoyne
the writer of "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
Patriot frontiersmen victory in the battle against Loyalist forces in South Carolina in 1780
Kings Mountain
British general in the South
Charles Cornwallis
the document adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring the thirteen colonies to be separate from Britain
Declaration of Independence
British general in the North (New York)
General William Howe
What did Americans wonder what could be consistent with the ideals of liberty and equality after the War?
slavery
the Colonial government that assembled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10,1775
Second Continental Congress
Patriot general in the South
Nathanael Greene
a twenty-one year old schoolteacher who spied on Britain
Nathan Hale
believed in representative government, saw taxes as a loss of liberty, feared the colonists' religious liberties might be threatened, resented Parliament's interference with trade
patriots
the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
a British major who issued a degree to frontiersmen of the Carolina foothills that if they did not lay down their weapons he would "lay waste the countryside with fire and sword"
Patrick Ferguson
Washington's army headquarters outside Philadelphia for the winter of 1777-1778
Valley Forge
two important values on which the American government would be built on
liberty and equality
a petition for peace sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III
Olive Branch Petition
battle that occurred after Trenton; a Patriot victory
Battle of Princeton
the battle resulting in a significant Patriot victory which became a major turning point of the War for Independence
Battle at Saratoga
Who did America gain as an ally after the Battle at Saratoga?
France
battle on Breed's Hill near Boston in 1775 resulting in a costly British victory
Battle of Bunker Hill
Patriot victories in the North
Fort Ticonderoga, Crown Point, and Concord
What did the battles of Trenton and Princeton increase for Americans?
morale
How many copies of "Common Sense" were printed?
half a million
a Patriot general who organized a force to go into the Ohio Valley region and captured two frontier outposts there
George Rogers Clark
the battle that led to the formal surrender of General Cornwallis's army; ending the War for Independence
Battle of Yorktown
British fort located in New York that was captured in 1775 by the Green Mountain Boys and other soldiers
Fort Ticonderoga
this woman went to war with her husband and took his position after he died
Margaret Corbin
individuals who favored fighting the British who took possession of Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill
patriots
feared they would suffer financial loss if they chose sides, were not greatly concerned about the conflict unless it came near their homes, were pacifists
neutral colonists
British victories in the North
Lexington, Boston, and Bunker Hill
Three British generals involved in the three-pronged assault on New York in order to isolate New England from the colonies
General George Howe, General Barry St. Leger, General John Burgoyne
the date that ended the Battle of Yorktown (essentially the end of the War)
October 19, 1781
a name for the Patriot frontiersmen that devastated almost all of Ferguson's force
over-mountain men
Patriot victories in the South
Kings Mountain, Cowpens, and Yorktown
British victories in the South
Guilford Courthouse, Camden, Charleston, and Savannah
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