War for Independence

Question 1

Lexington and Concord (1775)

Answer 1

• prior to the declaration of independence (1776)
• goal was to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock
• colonial “minute men” fight back (militia using their own guns)
• over 70 British are killed - the war is on

Question 2

Bunker Hill (1775)

Answer 2

• British are mowed down by colonial militia
• colonial militia attacked Boston-area British soldiers
• ## another loss for the might British army

Question 3

Valley Forge (1777-78)

Answer 3

• showed the weaknesses of the colonial army
• cruel winter imposes hardships
• colonial soldiers had to endure days with no food
• 2800 without shoes

Question 4

loyalists vs. patriots

Answer 4

• loyalist: colonists whoa re wishing to stay connected to Britain
• patriots: colonists who want independence from Britain
• BOTH must live together during and after the war

Question 5

1776-1781 War

Answer 5

• 1776 - colonists defeated badly at Battle of Long Island
• December 26, 1776 - Washington crosses Potomac River and captures Trenton
• 1776-77 New York and Philadelphia attacked and taken by British
• 1780 - The French arrive to help the colonists (french have a navy)
• 1781 - Yorktown - General Cornwallis surrounded by colonial army and French navy. Final surrender by British

Question 6

the treaty of Paris - 1783

Answer 6

• Brtian formally recognizes the independence United States of America
• Loyalists in the colonies would not be persecuted

Question 7

remember this…

Answer 7

the declaration of Independence was penned in 1776, but the actual US would not be officially form until 1783

Question 8

when Paul Revere rode yelling “The British are coming!”, he was warning which important person in particular

Answer 8

Hancock (Lexington)