U.S. History Revolution

To raise taxes for the war

To begin a strong national defense with an army led by George Washington

To gain Great Britain's support

To establish an alliance with the US and France

Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.

British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

The Plague

Small Pox

The Spanish Flu

Diphtheria

a well trained professional military

the largest navy in the world

infrastructure that allowed it to supply its military

knowledge of the geography and terrain

American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain

American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain

Leadership

Home field Advantage

Lots of weapons and supplies

Motivation to fight

sacrificing stable government

giving up military protection

jeopardizing relationship with France

A type of dance performed in a circle.

A sudden increase in temperature.

A method of cooking food quickly.

Forcibly overthrowing a government

the start of the American Revolution

when British troops were sent to stop rebellious colonists and shots were fired

a meeting where colonists decided whether they would rebel against GB or reconcile

when the colonists vowed obedience to only the king

a meeting where colonists decided whether they would rebel against GB or reconcile

where they wrote the Olive Branch Petition

where they decided to respond to the Coercive Acts

where the colonist met at a bar and trash talked the king