May 30th & 31st, 2011 Day One-Hundred and Sixty-two & three

5 x 5 for 5th Grade

Battle of Cowpens pts. 1 & 2

5 Vocabulary

1. Nathaniel Green: a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. When the war began, Greene was a militia
private, the lowest rank possible; he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer. Many places in the United States are named for him

2. Cavalry: the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback

3. Siege: the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible

4. Retreat: the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action

5. overmountain men: were American frontiersmen from west of the Appalachian Mountains who took part in the American Revolutionary War. While they were present at multiple engagements in the war's southern campaign, they are best known for their role in the American victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. The term "overmountain" refers to the fact that their settlements were west of, or "over", the Appalachians —the range being the primary geographical boundary dividing the 13 American colonies from the western frontier

6. John Paul Jones: was the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War. Although he made enemies among America's political elites, his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation which persists to this day.

7. Banastre Tartleton: was a British soldier and politician.

He is today probably best remembered for his military service during the American War of Independence. He became the focal point of a propaganda campaign claiming that he had fired upon surrendering Continental Army troops at the Battle of Waxhaws

 

7 Sentences

1. After Cowpens, Greene led an angry Cornwallis on a grueling chase across North Carolina and into Virginia.

2. The Army would send the Cavalry during the middle to end of the war.

3. Greene led the Siege of Boston and the Siege of Ninety-six.

4. Lafayette stopped the American army from retreating at the battle of Saratoga and Daniel Morgan stopped them in Cowpens.

5. Daniel Morgan was an overmountain man and he led the battle of Cowpens.

6. John Paul Johns' famous line is, "I have not yet begun to fight."

7. Banastre Tartelton fell for Daniel Morgan's trap.

5 Facts & Details

1. Washington needed to involve the south in the war, so they moved the war south to South Carolina

2. Cowpens, South Carolina is still there.

3. The battle of Cowpens actually combined a few different battles

4. Tartelton's Quarter was a battle cry that meant to give no mercy

5. Benedict Arnold married British Peggy Shippen in Philadelphia

6. The Battle of Monmouth Courthouse was on June 28, 1778

7. The battle of Camden was on August 16, 1780

5 Questions

1. Why did the British order Henry Clinton to leave Philadelphia for Manhattan? A: Because it was safer there and the Americans shocked the British with the French soldiers joining the war

2. How many French soldiers arrive to help the Americans? A: 4000

3. Why did Washington relieve General Lee and where? A: He retreated too quickly

4. Who was the "Butcher" and what did he do? A: Tartelton, because he slaughtered the patriots

5. What was Daniel Morgan's plan for the Battle of Cowpens? A: He placed the sharpshooters in front, the militia in a second line, and his very best troops in back. The first two lines would shoot then fall back to lure British forward. When the redcoats got closer they would meet the battle-tested cavalry and Continentals.

6. What did Nathaniel Greene decide to do to prepare to fight the Butcher against all odds? A: He divided his small army and sent part of them with Daniel Morgan and lured the British to divide their army

7. What did Henry Knox write about Nathaniel Greene? A: "Without an army, without means, without anything Greene has performed wonders."

*Bonus Question: Did Nathaniel Green win any battles? A: yes, but no major battles

1. Math from Fraction Stories Skill 24 cont.
   

1. 24.09 = 24 9/100

2. .004 = 4/1000

3. 13.001 = 13 1/1000

4. 562.029 = 562 29/1000

5. 37.040 = 37 40/1000

Music with Kat—singing & piano 1.5 hours

Farm School—finished Almanac!