American History CH 4

Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Saratoga was a minor skirmish with no significant impact.
• The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolutionary War.
• The Battle of Saratoga was fought in 1812.
• The Battle of Saratoga was won by the British forces.

Battle of Yorktown

• The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.
• The Battle of Yorktown was a naval battle.
• The Battle of Yorktown was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.
• The Battle of Yorktown was fought in Canada.

Common Sense

• Advanced theoretical concepts in philosophy.
• Specific cultural beliefs unique to a society.
• Complex scientific theories requiring extensive study.
• 47 pages pamphlet that was distributed in Philadelphia in January 1776

Declaration of Independence

• The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776.
• The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1775.
• The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1783.
• The Declaration of Independence was written by George Washington.

Loyalists

• Neutral parties during the Revolutionary War.
• Colonists who supported independence from Britain.
• American colonists loyal to the British Crown during the Revolutionary War.
• British soldiers stationed in America.

Mercenaries

• Soldiers who fight for a cause
• Individuals who provide military training
• Government-employed fighters
• Individuals hired to fight for money.

Minutemen

• Colonial militia members ready to fight at a moment's notice during the American Revolutionary War.
• Soldiers who fought in World War I.
• Farmers who supported British rule.
• Members of the Continental Congress.

Patriots

• Colonist who chose to fight for independence from France

• Colonist who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain

• Colonist who crowns the British

• New York Patriots

Redcoats

• British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War
• Spanish troops in the Mexican-American War
• American colonists fighting for independence
• French soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars

Treaty of Paris 1783

• The Treaty of Paris 1783 ended the Revolutionary War.
• The Treaty of Paris 1783 was signed in 1776.
• The Treaty of Paris 1783 granted land to France.
• The Treaty of Paris 1783 ended the war