The American Revolution

Hit and Run Tactics

"Swamp Fox"

"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

"These are the times that try men's souls."

A strength of the Americans: They believed in fighting for their country and cause

Washington attacked the hessians then tricked the British

The country that gave the Americans men, supplies, and a navy

He trained American soldiers at Valley Forge

"Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes!"

Because of the French, the Americans were able to beat the British

A strength of the Americans: Their main ally

"Give me liberty or give me death!"

Signing this said the British recognized the USA as an independent nation

A highered soldier, usually from Germany

A strength of the Americans: They knew it well

A weakness of the British: it took time for new arrivals

Two reasons the American's won the revolution

Rights that are given to you from birth

A turning point in the war because it gave the Americans the confidence to keep fighting

How the British tried to bribe African Americans to join the fight on the British side

A person who wants to go to war with Britain

The Americans come out as fierce fighting force because of von Steuben

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal...."

The American Traitor

Three ways women contributed to the war

Three groups of Americans who were not included in the words of the Declaration of Independence

The British General at the Battle of Yorktown

He paid for clothes and food for the soldiers

A strength of the British: They had no Valley Forge."