Vocabulary & Ideas
A person who betrays their country.
What is a traitor?
Commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The document that announced the colonies were separating from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The first major battle where the British won but suffered heavy losses.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Foreign soldiers hired by Britain, many from Germany.
Who were the Hessians?
Soldiers who are paid to fight for another country.
What is a mercenary?
Main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The date the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
What is July 4, 1776?
The army that fought for American independence.
What is the Continental Army?
Washington's army often lacked these necessities, including food, clothing, and weapons.
What are supplies?
A military action that prevents people and supplies from entering or leaving a place.
What is a blockade?
Writer of Common Sense, which encouraged colonists to support independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
The British king criticized in the Declaration.
Who is King George III?
Washington crossed the Delaware River before winning this battle against the Hessians.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This American victory convinced France that the Americans could win the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Rights people are born with, such as life and liberty.
What are natural rights?
American diplomat who traveled to France to seek support.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
Washington's soldiers spent the difficult winter of 1777–1778 here.
What is Valley Forge?
The year France officially agreed to provide military aid to the United States.
What is 1778?
Rights that cannot be taken away by a government.
What are unalienable rights?
British general who surrendered at Saratoga.
Who is General John Burgoyne?
The complaints against King George III listed in the Declaration.
What are colonial grievances?
This 1777 American victory became a major turning point in the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
After crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night, George Washington led a surprise attack and defeated Hessian soldiers at this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton?