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Revolutionary War

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Declaration of Independence written by T.J.; establishes natural rights for U.S. & declared U.S. independence from G.B.; “inalienable rights, among are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Articles of Confederation (AOC) (drafted 1777; put into effect March 1781; lasted until late 1780’s) – Drafted by John Dickinson; first constitution of the U.S. which includes state sovereignty
Friedrich von Steuben Prussian general who updates & trains the Continental Army at Valley Forge, P.A.; helped winter of 1777-78 @ Valley Forge, P.A.
Marquis de Lafayette French colonel who was one of G.W.’s right hand man who helped train the Continental Army
Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Koz-uz-ko) (artillery) Polish general who trains the Continental Army’s artillery
Casimir Pulaski (cavalry) Polish general who trains the Continental Army’s cavalry
George Rogers Clark Patriot Indian fighter who defeated British general Henry “the Hair Buyer” Hamilton on the frontier
“Mad” Anthony Wayne Patriot who fought like the Indians on the frontier
Chief Joseph Brant British allied/backed Mohawk Indian chief on the frontier (primarily upstate NY)
General Thomas Gage Massachusetts royal governor and main British general at start of Rev War -ordered large force to seize colonial military supplies from Concord & arrest of S. Adams & J. Hancock
General William Howe (British commander-in-chief 75-78) British general; Takes NYC & Philly; fired after Saratoga campaign
General John Burgoyne “Gentleman Johnnie”; British general who surrendered at Saratoga w/ 5,000 men in Oct. 1777
British Southern Strategy British strategy adopted in (1778) 1780 to focus on the $ colonies of the South & to unite Loyalist support; after Saratoga & Monmouth -believed there were more Loyalist support in the South b/c plantation owners NEEDED British trade
General (Sir) Henry Clinton (British commander-in-chief 78-82) British general; takes over for Howe; focus is on the “Southern Strategy”; sails north to NYC to focus on leading the war from there after Charleston
Lord General Charles Cornwallis 2nd in command to Henry Clinton; takes over British Southern Strategy after Burgoyne surrender @ Saratoga (Oct. 1777), especially after Clinton sails north to NYC after Charleston
Henry Knox ontinental artillery general who brought cannons to Boston after victory @ Fort Ticonderoga (May 1775), ultimately moving the war out of Boston; S.O.L. member from Boston; father of the American artillery corps -would become 1st Secretary of War
John Paul Jones Scotland “Father of the American Navy”; Continental Navy captain; “I have not yet begun to fight” Bonhomme Richard v. Serapis (one of largest British envoys) -first real American navy captain; wins in North Sea (by England) in battle of Flamborough Head
Francis Marion “Swamp Fox”; used guerilla tactics to bother the British in the South -learned how to fight during F&IW -hated & feared by British Redcoats – The Marion Militia -chased in the south by British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton
Francis Marion -“As for this damned old fox, the Devil himself could not catch him”
Nathanael Greene Led Patriot victory v. Loyalists @ King’s Mountain, S.C. (also Cowpen’s)
Alexander Hamilton Continental colonel & G. Washington’s right hand man during the war
Siege of Yorktown Last major battle of the Revolutionary War where British general Cornwallis surrenders w/ 7,000 troops; effectively ending British support of the war in Parliament
“World Turned Upside Down” Song that the British played during their surrender @ Yorktown
. Treaty of Paris (1783) Treaty that ends the Revolutionary War
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