Study Guide

The American Revolution

NOTE: If you can answer these questions satisfactorily, you should do well on this section of the first exam. The material below consists of important material from the lecture. Questions on the test will be largely taken from this material.

Terms (definition and significance):

Battle of Bunker Hill

Declaration of Independence

Thomas Paine

Common Sense

Contract Theory of Government

John Locke

Hessians

Sir William Howe

George Washington

Battles of Trenton and Princeton

Sir John Burgoyne

Battle of Saratoga

Horatio Gates

Lord Charles Cornwallis

Battle of Camden

Battle of Kings Mountain

Battle of Cowpens

Battle of Guilford Courthouse

Nathaniel Greene

Battle of Yorktown

Treaty of Paris

Ben Franklin

John Adams

Questions to Think About:

What were the events that lead to the Declaration of Independence?

How did the Declaration of Independence affect the American colonists?

What was the strategy of Sir William Howe for subduing the American colonies and how did it work?

What was the strategy of Sir John Burgoyne for subduing the American colonies and what happened to him?

What was the southern strategy of the British and what were its results?

What was the role of foreign allies in the American Revolution?

What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution and what were their significance for the new United States?