Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
commander of British troops in America confident in suppressing the rebellion in a short time |
William Howe |
|
rough well-trained professional large number 50,000 in America |
Redcoats |
|
able to transport British soldiers and mercenaries to America |
Royal Navy |
|
great wealth in money to enable the hiring of 30,000 mercenary soldiers |
Royal treasury |
|
soldiers from the German state of Hesse-Kasel |
Hessians |
|
Commanding General of the Continental Army |
George Washington |
|
Continental Army consists of [?] |
a. Amateurs b. Farmers c. Artisans |
|
George Washington marches to meet the British Army under General William Howe |
Battles of New York |
|
British troops attack Washington’s men in Brooklyn |
Battle of Long Island |
|
Washington goes south and crosses the Hudson River |
Battle of White Plains |
|
bridge over the Hudson River connecting Manhattan (New York City) and New Jersey |
George Washington Bridge |
|
Washington and his men cross the Delaware River in winter |
Battle of Trenton |
|
Washington in Pennsylvania Washington and his men spend the winter in Valley Forge |
Battle of Princeton |
|
American victory over the British (surrender of General John Burgoyne) |
Battle of Saratoga |
|
American Commanders in Battle of Saratoga |
a. Benedict Arnold b. Horatio Gates |
|
commander of British troops in the South that brought the Army to Yorktown (Virginia) to be nearer the protection of the Royal Navy along the coast |
Lord Cornwallis |
|
combined French and American siege and the failure of British assistance to arrive on time |
Battle of Yorktown |
|
Prime Minister that sent negotiators to Paris to meet with Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay |
Lord Rockingham |