Social Studies Chapter 5-4 And 6

John Adams of Massachusetts, Ben Franklin of Philidelphia, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, and Livingston of New York.

They chose George Washington as the commander of the newly formed Continental army. They also started printing paper money to pay for its army. It also chose Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independance. They started acting like a governement.

Patriots were colonists who were for independence. Loyalists were colonists who were loyal to the King of England.

John Adams was a lawyer from Massachustts. Thomas Jefferson was from Virginia. Robert Livingston from New York. Roger Sherman was from Connecticut. Ben Franklin was from Pennsylvannia.

Richard Lee.

The Native Americans were afraid that if the colonists won, they would lose their land. The African Americans wanted to win their freedom.

It was a petition that was sent to the king. It said that colonists were loyal to the king. It asked him to stop fighting so all disputes between the colonists and Britain could be solved peacefully.

A statement at said that the colonists were ready to die freemen rather than to live as slaves.

Parliament voted to send 20,000 soldiers to the colonies to end the revolt. King George ignored the Olive Branch Petition.

Ethan Allen.

Philidelphia.

They took over local governements.

General William Howe was the British general and Israel Putnam was the American general.

The British won after the third time attacking them.

The shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.

Soldiers who serve another country for money.

Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold.

No.

He was the publisher of an important pamphlet thatbsupported independance. It was called Common Sense and it made many people Patriots. He also wrote the Crises.

He wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was from Virginia.

A formal statement of opinion.

An inntroduction.

Patriotic spririt, leadership, knowing the land, and having help from France and Spain.

Laffayette and George Washington forced Cornwallis to surrender.

Philidelphia

He was in favor Patriotism but doesn't want to be controlled by another colony.

He couldn't decide whether to vote for independance or not. He was from Connecticut.

He didn't want to be independant, but he showed his Patriotism by joining the army. He was from Pennslyvannia.

Delaware. In favor of independance.

From Delaware, does not want independance.

Lawyer from Massachusetts. A member of the writing committee.

From NY, member of the writing committee.

On writing committee. From Connecticut.

NJ, chaplain of congress.

Pennslyvannia inventor, scientist, writer diplomat. On writing committee

Maryland. Doesn't want independance.

Pennsylvannia. He voted for independance.

He had the deciding vote. Rhode Island.

From Delaware. For independance.

Commander and chief of the continental army.

He trained the

A polish military commander that trained the Continental army's calvary.

Aka molly Pitcher. She was on the battlefield with her husband. She would give the men water.

A polish engineer who built the fortifications of west point.

Ben Franklin's wife. She brought supplies to Valley Forge.

Aka Swamp Fox. He led many guerilla attacks in Georgia.

Naval commander. He said, "I have not begun to fight"

A spy. Hung by the British. He said, "I regret that I have but one life to give to my country"

From Vermont. Lead the attack on Fort Ticonderoga.

Lead the Battle of Bunker Hill. He said, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes".

A french noble. He supported the Patriots cause by sending money and personally fighting and speaking on behalf of the colonies with the French

Disguised herself as a man so she could fight in the war.

He was the commander of the army in the south. He worked with the Spanish.

The governor of Florida. He gave supplies to the Continental army.

The leader of the British army, He surrendered in York Town and fleed back to England.

At first he was for independence but then he betrayed the colonies by trying to let britain have a fort.

Another name for Ethan Allen's militia.

Thomas Paine

Richard Henry Lee.

June 16, 1775

Winter 1777-1778

October 17, 1777

October 19, 1781

Thomas Jefferson. 1775

July 4,1776

May 10, 1775

May 10, 1775

Washington led some men on a sneak attack on Trenton. December 26,1776

It said that Britain recognized that the US was a free country and it set up the boundaries for the US.

It was when Washington and his ranking officers had one last meal together. It was on December 4, 1783.

The Preamble, the declaration of natural rights, the list of grievances, and the resolution o independence of the united states.

Because they knew the geography of the land, they had patriotic spirit, they had skilled leadership, and they had help from other countries.

Women ran their husbands businesses while they were gone and some women even went with their husbands and cared for the wounded.

A formal statement or opinion.

Formal complaints.

Units of troops on horseback.

People not in the military

Paper money

Armed civilian ships that had their government's permission to attack enemy ships and keep their goods.