VOCAB
Colonists who remained faithful to Britain
Loyalists
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies.
Lexington and Concord
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
citizen army that helped America win the war
militia
This man was one of the first killed in the Boston Massacre.
Who was Crispus Attucks
This group of people wanted to be free from King George III and British rule.
Patriots
harsh winter that Washington's troops endured
Valley Forge
King of England
King George III
Which country was an ally to the Patriots?
France
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
document that was a list of grievances
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
What was the plan the Continentals had for Cornwallis and his troops?
keep him in the South
general for the British army
Cornwallis
The date of The Declaration of Independence. Month/Day/Year
July 4, 1776
Main author of the declaration
Thomas Jefferson
militia men that could be ready at a moment's notice
minutemen
Battle where Cornwallis and his troops surrendered
Battle of Yorktown
one of the authors of the Declaration who would become the 2nd president
John Adams
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
Treaty of Paris
wrote articles fighting for women's rights and the patriot cause
Abigail Adams
Forced colonists to house British soldiers
Quartering Act
The turning point of the war
Battle of Saratoga
French nobleman who became a general for the continental army
Marquis De Lafayette
America's borders after the war
Atlantic to the Mississippi
"Give me liberty of give me death!"
Patrick Henry
rights you are born with
unalienable rights
This battle inflicted great casualties on the British, proving that the Continental Army was not easy to defeat.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Slave who became a spy for the Patriots
James Armistead
Where did the final battle takes place before the British surrender?
Yorktown, VA
Successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and convinced France to help during the war
Benjamin Franklin