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1. This well-known Continental officer and hero of Saratoga became America’s most famous traitor when he turned over West Point to the British.

2. The _____________ Colonies were New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

3. Who was the Boston silversmith and leader of the Sons of Liberty whose engraving of the Boston Massacre was used as propaganda against the British?

4. _______ ________ was the commander of Continental forces in the South whose tactics of dividing his forces and eluding the enemy helped the Americans to win the Revolution.

5. In 1619, Virginians established the 1 st form of representative government in the colonies, called the _________ of ___________.

6. The attempt to ban settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains & prevent conflict with the Native Americans was called the _____________ of 1763.

7. This was the first major battle of the American Revolution, that, although it was a loss, became a moral victory for the patriots.

8. The water route that the explorers were looking for when they claimed land in America was the ________ _________ to Asia.

9. The ____________ was an intellectual movement that emphasized science and reason as paths to knowledge.

10. Who was one of the first American feminists calling for American leaders to “remember the ladies” when they formed America’s government?

1. This well-known Continental officer and hero of Saratoga became America’s most famous traitor when he turned over West Point to the British. Benedict Arnold

2. The Middle Colonies were New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

3.Who was the Boston silversmith and leader of the Sons of Liberty whose engraving of the Boston Massacre was used as propaganda against the British? Paul Revere

4. Nathaniel Greene was the commander of Continental forces in the South whose tactics of dividing his forces and eluding the enemy helped the Americans to win the Revolution.

5. In 1619, Virginians established the 1 st form of representative government in the colonies, called the House of Burgesses.

6. The attempt to ban settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains & prevent conflict with the Native Americans was called the Proclamation of 1763.

7. This was the first major battle of the American Revolution, that, although it was a loss, became a moral victory for the patriots. Battle of Bunker Hill

8. The water route that the explorers were looking for when they claimed land in America was the Northwest Passage to Asia.

9. The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that emphasized science and reason as paths to knowledge.

10. Who was one of the first American feminists calling for American leaders to “remember the ladies” when they formed America’s government? Abigail Adams

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Help from Abroad France was still bitter with England from the French & Indian War In 1776, France began giving secret aid to America After the American victory at Saratoga, King Louis XVI recognized the U.S. an independent nation France then persuaded its all Spain to also help America against the British With the Spanish & French entering the war, England was forced to spread their resource out over many different fronts King Louis XVI

Europeans Help Washington Experienced military officers from France, Poland, and the German states came to Washington’s aid The Marquis de Lafayette (19 yr old French nobel man) served in Washington’s army Winning Washington’s confidence, Lafayette was given his own division to command – respected & loved by his men Baron von Steuben (German officer) helped train the inexperience Continental Army

Winter at Valley Forge The winter of was extremely harsh for Washington and his men. Force out of Philadelphia by Gen. Howe, Washington moved his winter camp to Valley Forge in S.E. Penn. The men were in short supply of everything Over the winter ¼ of the men died from malnutrition, exposure to the cold, or diseases like smallpox & typhoid fever Read Valley Forge section on p.202

The Frontier Patrick Henry (governor of Virginia) commissioned George Rogers Clark to defend the Ohio River Valley With a much smaller force, Clark through wit and brutality was able to scare the British into surrendering at Fort Sackville His victories in the west gave the US control of the northwest region from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River

The War at Sea By 1777, Britain had about 100 warships off the American coast and controlled all Atlantic trade routes Because the Americans didn’t have a navy that could match the British, they commissioned privateers The Privateers partook in open piracy against all British merchant ships This disruption of trade caused the British merchants to call for an end to the war

A Naval Hero Despite being outnumbered, The Continental Navy won several naval victories against the British John Paul Jones won the most famous sea battle against the British warship the Serapis When the British Captain demanded Jones surrender, he shouted back, “I have not yet begun to fight!” After a 3 ½ hour battle Jones’ ship was so badly damaged he and his crew had to abandon their ship and sail on the Serapis

Daily Assignment Read pages Answer the review questions on page 205 #’s 2-4