This was the last battle of the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Yorktown
100
This section describes the citizens’ basic rights, which include the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
First Section (The Preamble)
100
Someone who betrays his or her country.
traitor
200
Who wrote the pamphlet called Common Sense?
This called for the colonists to break away from British rule.
Thomas Paine
200
In this battle, Washington’s Army crossed the Delaware River surprised and defeated the British and Hessian soldiers on December 26, 1776. This victory helped restore America's confidence in their ability to defeat the British.
Battle of Trenton
200
This section declared that the colonies are breaking away from Great Britain and wish to independent.
Third Section
200
This person had a major role in the Revolutionary War. He was a member of the 2nd Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence, was a diplomat and peacemaker.
Ben Franklin
300
Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
300
This battle was the “turning point” of the war.
Battle of Saratoga
300
This section lists the colonists’ grievances or complaints against King George III.
Second Section
300
These German soldiers helped the British fight the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Who are the Hessians?
400
The place where the Continental Army was trained by Baron Von Steuben to become better soldiers.
Valley Forge
400
1. This agreement forced Great Britain to recognize the colonies as free and independent states. 2.Spain and France gained land that was formerly owned by the British. 3. It forced Great Britain to give up all claims to government, property, and territorial rights in the former colonies, and it forced Great Britain to evacuate all British troops from the former colonies.
The Treaty of Paris
400
The city where the First and Second Continental Congress met, and where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Philadelphia
400
These groups helped the British or the Americans fight in the Revolutionary War.
Who are the African Americans, Native Americans, women and foreign allies?
500
This British officer surrendered his British troops at the Battle of Yorktown.
General Cornwallis
500
On this date, the Declaration of Independence was approved.
July 4, 1776
500
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.