US History AP chapter 8
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- The body that chose George Washington commander of the Continental Army.
- Continental Congress
- The British defeat that led to the fall of North's government and the end of the war.
- Yorktown
- Fiery Virginian and author of the official resolution of July 2, 1776, formally authorizing the colonies' independence.
- Richard Henry Lee
- British political party that replaced Lord North's Tories in 1782 and made a generous treaty with the United States.
- Whigs
- The term by which the American Patriots were commonly known, to distinguish them from the American "Tories."
- Whigs
- Leader whose small force conquered British forts in the West.
- George Rogers Clark
- Shrewd American diplomat who established the French alliance and worked with Jay and Adams to win a generous peace treaty.
- Benjamin Franklin
- Author of an explanatory indictment, signed on July 4, 1776, that accused George III of establishing a military dictatorship and maintaining standing.
- Thomas Jefferson
- The inflammatory pamphlet that demanded independence and heaped scorn on "the Royal Brute of Great Britain."
- Common Sense
- A wealthy Virginian of great character and leadership abilities who served his country without pay.
- George Washington
- The western boundary of the United States established in the Treaty of Paris.
- Mississippi River
- The church body most closely linked with Tory sentiment, except in Virginia.
- Anglican
- Brilliant American general who invaded Canada, foiled Burgoyne's invasion, and in 1780 betrayed his country.
- Benedict Arnold
- The document that provided a lengthy explanation and justification of Richard Henry Lee's resolution, approved by Congress on July 2, 1776.
- Declaration of Independence
- Blundering British general whose slow progress south from Canada ended in disaster at Saratoga.
- General Burgoyne
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Another name for the American Tories.
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Those who, despite their American birth, fought for King George and earned the contempt of the Patriots. - Loyalists
- American naval commander who harrassed British shipping.
- John Paul Jones
- The river valley that was the focus of Britain's early military strategy and the scene of Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga in 1777.
- Hudson Valley
- The other European nation besides France and Spain that supported the American Revolution by declaring war on Britain.
- Holland
- Term for the alliance of Catherine the Great of Russia and other European powers who did not declare war but assumed a hostile neutrality to Britain.
- Armed Neutrality
- Mohawk chief who led many Iroquois to fight with Britain against American revolutionaries.
- Joseph Brant
- The irregular American troops who played a crucial role in swaying the neutral civilian population toward the Patriot cause.
- militia
- Military engagement that, although technically a British victory, cost the redcoats heavily and led the king to declare the colonists in revolt.
- Bunker Hill
- The region that saw some of the Revolution's most bitter fighting, from 1780 to 1782, between American General Greene and British General Cornwallis.
- South
- British general who chose to relax in New York and Philadelphia rather than march up the Hudson to battle.
- General Howe
- The decisive early battle of the American Revolution that led to the alliance with France.
- Saratoga
- A radical British immigrant who put an end to American toasts to King George.
- Thomas Paine
- "Legalized pirates," more than a thousand strong, who inflicted heavy damage on British shipping.
- privateers
- The British colony that Americans invaded in hopes of adding it to the rebellious thirteen.
- Canada