What is Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA)? - ✅✅-A fundamental change in the
nature of warefare.
How many Threads of Continuity are there? - ✅✅-Two - Internal and External
What are the seven internal Threads of Continuity? - ✅✅-Military Professionalism,
Logistics and Administration, Operations, Strategy, Tactics, Leadership and Military
Theory and Doctrine
What are the five external Threads of Continuity? - ✅✅
-Political Factors, Social
Factors, Economic Factors, Technology, and Military Geography
What are the nine principles of war? - ✅✅ -objective, offensive, mass, economy of
force, maneuver, unity of command, security, surprise, and simplicity
What are the key food sources of Native Americans of the time? - ✅✅-Maize, fish,
seasonal tubers/fruits, game
What caused the destruction of most tribes? - ✅✅-Constant warfare and
catastrophic diseases
✅✅
Why did the British bring the militia system with them to the new world? -
-Because they felt War with the Native Americans would be inevitable.
Where and when was the first muster of the British Militia? - ✅✅-Salem,
Massachusetts in 1636
✅✅-Every man was a Soldier
Who were part of the militia during this time? -
What was the 7 year war ending in 1763 - ✅✅-French and Indian War
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763 - ✅✅-There would be no settlement west
of the Mississippi, that would be reserved for Native Americans
What ended the French and Indian War? - ✅✅ -The Treaty of Paris - British title to
all land east of Mississippi including Canada and Florida. Tremendous debt occurred
What was the earliest technology used for a "hand gonne"? - ✅✅-A small cannon
with a touch-hole for ignition
What replaced the touch-hole? - ✅✅-Flash Pan Technology
✅✅
What improvement on the flash pan was a welcome improvement in the fifteenth
century and remained in use until the early 1700's? - -The Matchlock
,Why was the Matchlock used so widely? - ✅✅-It was much cheaper to mass
produce
When was the first war fought between Whites and Indians? - ✅✅-1637 between
the Pequots and the New England Settlers.
✅✅
What sparked the war fought between the first war fought between the White and the
Indians? - -The Pequots murdered a trader named John Oldham on 20 Jul
1636
Where did the first battle of the war take place? - ✅✅
-New Englanders attacked
the Pequot stronghold near present-day New Haven, Conn.
What did the Treaty of Paris give the British? - ✅✅-Title to all land east of the
Mississippi, including Canada and Florida
What did the French and Indian War show the American Colonists? - ✅✅-How
powerful the British Army and Navy could be. It also showed them how vulnerable
these same troops could be to guerrilla tactics uses by the French and Native
Americans.
✅✅
In a Royal Proclamation issued, what were four new territories organized? -
-Quebec, East Florida, West Florida and the island of Grenada
When was the Royal Proclamation issued? - ✅✅-7 Oct 1763
What were then the lands west of the Appalachians? - ✅✅-"reserved" for the
Indians
When did the British pass the Sugar Act? - ✅✅-1764
What was the Sugar Act? - ✅✅ -The first law aimed strictly at raising American
money for the Crown, increasing duties on merchandise imported into the Colonies
that was not of British Origin.
What was the Quartering and Stamp Act? - ✅✅ -Obligated Colonies to provide
lodging and supplies to British Soldiers and the first direct levy to generate funds for
the British?
When was the Quartering and Stamp Act passed? - ✅✅-24 Mar 1765
When was the Tea Act passed? - ✅✅-1773
, What did the Tea Act do? - ✅✅ -decreased the tax on imported British Tea and in
effect, giving British merchants an edge in selling their tea in the Colonies.
When was the Boston Tea Party? - ✅✅-16 Dec 1773
✅✅
What caused one of the complaints set forth by the Colonists in the Declaration of
Independence? - -The Quebec Act
What was the Quebec Act? - ✅✅ -Expanded the boundaries of Quebec south to
the Ohio river down the Ohio to the Mississippi, cutting the Colonies of Connecticut,
Massachusetts and Virginia off from the West blocking Colonial expansion.
Describe the average American Soldier? - ✅✅ -28 yrs old, marries, three children
and his mother lived with him. He had been a farmer his whole life but believed in
liberty and the struggle against Britain.
What started the battle of Lexington and Concord? - ✅✅-in 1775 Lexington a shot
rang out, then the British fired a volley of shots.
When was the first major battle at Bunker Hill? - ✅✅-17 Jun 1775
What battle was the major turning point of the American Revolution? - ✅✅-The
Battle of Saratoga
What did the Battle of Saratoga prove to the world? - ✅✅ -That the fledgling
American Army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained
British forces in a major confrontation.
✅✅-19 Sep 1777
When was the first Battle of Saratoga fought? -
When was the second Battle of Saratoga fought - ✅✅-7 Oct 1777
✅✅
What campground for General Washington's troops came to symbolize the heroism
of the American Revolutionaries? - -Valley Forge
✅✅
Who arrived at Valley Forge to join the Continental Army to train troops? -
-Prussian Baron Frederich Von Steuban
What causes French to join the revolution? - ✅✅ -In 1778 France recognizes the
US and becomes a major supplier, then British vessels fire on French ships.
When did Spain enter the war? - ✅✅-1779 as an ally of France
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