The War for Independence Review #2

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Valley Forge

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served as the winter quarters for the Continental Army during 1777-1778, where 2,500 soldiers died from food shortages and disease

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Three major cities lost in the North during the American Revolution were

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Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.

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Nathaniel Greene

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American General who played a key role in helping the Americans defeat the British in the Southern campaign of the American Revolution

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Two major port cities lost in the South during the American Revolution were

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Savannah and Charles Town; the loss of these ports was a significant blow to the Continental Army's supply lines.

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The Battle of Yorktown

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took place from September 28, 1781, to October 19, 1781. British Commander Cornwallis surrendered to Washington after French and American forces trapped the British in Virginia; marked the end of the American Revolution

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Nathaniel Greene’s strategy in the South

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wearing down the British with militia raids and disrupting supply lines; used hit-and-run tactics to defeat the British

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Battle of Kings Mountain

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A pivotal battle fought on October 7, 1780, where militia from the Appalachian Mountains, “over-the-mountain” men, defeated British Major Patrick Ferguson and his Loyalist army. This battle marked the turning point of the Southern Campaign as the British failed to gain full control of the Southern colonies.

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General Charles Cornwallis

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A key British officer during the Revolutionary War; surrendered at Yorktown, marking an end to the war.

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Treaty of Paris (1783)

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A landmark agreement in American history that confirmed American independence and established the boundaries of the new nation.

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Egalitarianism

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A belief central to the ideals of the Revolutionary War, emphasizing that all people should have equal political, economic, social, and civil rights.