Tcs, American History 1, Chapter 6

Front 1

1 Refugee

Back 1

1 a person who flees his/her homeland to find safety elsewhere

Hint 1

run away...

Front 2

1 Blockade

Back 2

1 shutting off a port by positioning ships to keep people/supplies from moving in or out

Hint 2

block _____

Front 3

1 Mercenary

Back 3

1 a soldier who fights merely for pay often for a foreign country

Hint 3

fights for $

Front 4

1 Ethan Allen

Back 4

1
- blacksmith
-known for his temper
-led the Green Mountain Boys in an attack against Fort Ticonderogo and overcame it

Hint 4

Also the name of a magazine. You get angry with a magazine!!! AAAHHH!! :) lol

Front 5

1 Green Mountain Boys

Back 5

1 band of Vermonters led by Ethan Allen, who attacked Fort Ticonderogo

Hint 5

from Vermont

Front 6

1 Continenal Army

Back 6

1 army led by George Washington appointed by the 2nd Continental Congress; sent to defend the 13 colonies.

Hint 6

appointed by 2nd continental army

Front 7

1 Olive Branch Petition

Back 7

1 written by John Dickenson, colonists declared their loyalty to King George and asked him to repeal the Intolerable acts

Hint 7

declaring loyalty, repeal, repeal !!! :)

Front 8

1 Patriots

Back 8

1 apposed aspects of British rule that they considered harsh and unjust

Hint 8

unloyal, duh :)

Front 9

1 Loyalists

Back 9

1 American colonists who remained loyal to Britian and the British king

Hint 9

loyal, DUH! :)

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1 Battle of Bunker Hill

Back 10

1
-First major battle of the Revolutionary War
-proved that Americans could fight bravely
-it showed that the British would NOT be easy to defeat!

Hint 10

1. 1st __________
2. proved Americans _____
3. showed that the British_______

Front 11

1 Benedict Arnold

Back 11

1 originally led the American Continental Army, but then switched sides tothe British empire

Hint 11

traitor!!!!!!

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2 Traitor

Back 12

2 a person who betrays his or her country

Hint 12

erg: (

Front 13

2 Preamble

Back 13

2 opening statement of a declaration, constitution, or other very official document

Hint 13

WE THE PEOPLE IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION ESTABLISH JUSTICE ENSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY TO OURSELVES AND OUR PROSPERITY DO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!

Front 14

2 Natural Rights

Back 14

2 rights that belong to all people from birth

Hint 14

they are natural rights!! how much more obvious can that get?!? why do you need a hint for this one?! it is soo easy!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )whatever lol

Front 15

2 Common Sense<-- (this should really be underlined or italicized, but I cannot do that on flashcard exchange, sorry!)

: )

Back 15

2
-a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
-convinced colonists that they didn't owe loyalty to King George III or any other colonel

Hint 15

persuasive pamphlet :)

Front 16

2 Thomas Paine

Back 16

2
- author of Common Sense
- strong supporter of the colonists' quarrel with the king

Hint 16

PATRIOT? :)


hahaha heeheehee hohoho

Front 17

2 Richard Henry Lee

Back 17

2
- member of Continental Congress
- offered a resolution stating that: "these united colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent states"

Hint 17

stop using hints!!

pleez?

Front 18

2 Thomas Jefferson

Back 18

2 wrote the Declaration of Independence

Hint 18

what did he write????

TJ, yo whut up dog?
:)LOL

Front 19

2 Declaration of Independence

Back 19

2 1776, document stating that the colonists were a free and independent nation

Hint 19

it STATES something important about the NATION!!! :)

YAY!!:)!!!!! : ) !!!!! ; ) !!!

Front 20

3 Ally

Back 20

3 a nations that works with another for a common purpose

Hint 20

"partners"
?

Hampster on a piano!

Front 21

3 Cavalry

Back 21

3 troops on horseback

Hint 21

a cliippity clop and a clipppppity clop (horse trotting)

Front 22

3 Battle of Long Island

Back 22

3 British victory,
led by General Howe

more than 1,400 Americans were, killed, wounded, or captured

Hint 22

look up

hamster on a piano (eating popcorn)



on youtube! :)

Front 23

3 Nathan Hale

Back 23

3 a young Conneticut officer, spied on the British for George Washington

Hint 23

SPY...

Front 24

3 Battle of Trenton

Back 24

3 General Washington led a surprise attack against Charles Cornawallis on early December 26th, where Washington and his troops crossed the icy Deleware river claiming victory

Hint 24

burr

Front 25

3 John Burgoyne

Back 25

3 British general who planned to cut off New England from the other colonies; wanted to stop flw of supplies and soldiers from New England to Washington's army

Hint 25

cut off supplies

Front 26

3 Battle of Saratoga...

What were the three reasons for it being a major turning point in the American Revolution?

Back 26

3 American victory, major turning point in war for 3 reasons:

1. ended the British threat to New England.
2. convinced France to become allies with the United States
3. boosted American spirits at a time when Washington's army was suffering

Hint 26

Sara's toga was turning:) lol jk...

:)

Front 27

3 Marquis de Lafayette

Back 27

3
- young French noble
- brought trained soldiers to help the patriot cause
- fought at Brandywine
- became one of Washington's most trusted friends

Hint 27

4 major points

haha (: <3

Front 28

3 Friedrich von Steuben

Back 28

3
- German
- helped train Washington's Continental Troops to march and drill

Hint 28

we had a DRILL in MARCH
*hint hint*
:)

Front 29

3 Thaddeus Kosciusko

Back 29

3
- Polish officer (joined the Americans)
- engineer
- HELPED BUILD FORTS AND OTHER DEFENSES

Hint 29

buil, build :) heehee

:)
ho ho ho I AM SANTA

Front 30

4 Neutral

Back 30

4 not taking sides in a war

Hint 30

neutral ; )

Front 31

4 George Rogers Clark

Back 31

4 led Virginia frontier fighters against the British
AND
he captured Fort Vincennes in February 1779

Hint 31

1776 captured stuff

Front 32

4 Bernardo de Galvez

Back 32

4
~ governor of Spanish Louisiana
~ helped the patriots in the war
~ seized forts along the Mississippi Riveralso along the gulf of Mexico
~ he also drove the British out of

Hint 32

haha funny name:)

lots of stuff to remember:-) !
!!!!!!!

Front 33

4 John Paul Jones

Back 33

4
>captain of the Bonhomme Richard
>defeated the Serapis (which was a large and powerful British ship)

Hint 33

captain
yup:)
BRITISH SHIPS

Front 34

4 Betsy Ross

Back 34

4 sewed flags for Washington's army

Hint 34

BETSY ROSS FOOD:)
(random)
:) (like on the suite life of zack and cody)

Front 35

4 Molly Pitcher

Back 35

4 When her husband was wounded, she took his place loading and firing cannons.

She also carried water around to bring to the soldiers.

Hint 35

What a kind woman...

Front 36

4 Peter Salem

Back 36

5 African American who fought at Lexington and Concord
and also fought at Bunker Hill

Hint 36

yes he did all this......
u should know

Front 37

5 Guerilla

Back 37

5 a soldier who uses hit and run tactics

Hint 37

like in cars

Front 38

5 Siege

Back 38

5 a military blockade of an enemy town or position in order to force them to surrender

Hint 38

%$#!@& BLOCK %*^&#@!%$

errg

Front 39

5 Ratify

Back 39

5 to approve

Hint 39

aha:) funny hinty hee

Front 40

5 Battle of King's Mountain

Back 40

5
~important PATRIOT victory
~the frontier militia battled loyalists who were led by British major, Patrick Fergesen
~marked turning poin of American Revolution

Hint 40

3 main points
YO!!!!!!!! : ) TACOS!! yup~!!
<3 ya

Front 41

5 Nathanael Greene

Back 41

5
~ American general
~ from Rhode Island
~ took command of Continental Army in the South

- HE CHOSE ONLY TO FIGHT ON GROUND THAT PUT THE BRITISH ON A DISADVANTAGE

Hint 41

wow.
: )
<-><_>PKFDksidhHnfhuEsdfgdRGgdfusGsggaRfhgGsfjsdfGYRhg.... whatever

Front 42

5 Daniel Morgan

Back 42

5 American general from Virginia, won battles such as Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse

Hint 42

yo

----
cheese is yum

Front 43

5 Francis Marion

Back 43

5
*from South Carolina
*led a small band of militia against the British
*used guerilla tactics

Hint 43

i <3 u : )

Front 44

5 Benedict Arnold (again- as seen in Section 2)

Back 44

5 FORMERLY one of America's best generals, was now leading British troops; He also captured and burned the city of Richmond.

Hint 44

TRAITOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Front 45

5 Comte de Rochambeau

Back 45

5 French soldier and martial of France

helped fight Cornwallis when participating the American Revolution

Hint 45

aha now i understand...

























? idk

Front 46

5 Admiral de Grasse

Back 46

5 French admiral who closed the gap between the British and Cornwallis

Hint 46

hooray for fun stuff!:)

chobots.com

hahah

Front 47

5 Battle of Yorktown

Back 47

5 Where the British (led by Cornwallis) surrendered to the Patriots ENDING THE WAR!

Hint 47

:) yeah the war ends!

Front 48

5 What are the main points of the:

Treaty of Paris

Back 48

5 the main points:

1. the British recognized the United States as an independent nation
2. borders of new nation extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi
3. Southern border stopped at Florida
4. Florida was returned to Spain
5. The U.S. asked the States to pay the loyalists for property lost in the war

Hint 48

5 points :):):):):):):)::):))YO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! argus filch is from harry potter:)