Battles
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys attacked this fort early in the war by fighting past the guards and entering in the early morning hours. They captured valuable cannons from the British in the process
Fort Ticonderoga
Was named the General of the Continental Army after showing up for the Continental Congress wearing a newly made officer's uniform
George Washington
Troops for hire, the British hired some from Germany to fight against the colonists
Mercenaries
Was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence during the first Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson
After the British were forced out of Boston, the King ordered the British navy to do this to American ports, shutting them off from Colonial use
Blockade
On December 26, 1776, Washington's colonial forces crossed the Delaware River and surprised and defeated a force of Hessians at this battle
Battle of Trenton
John Hancock
Originally, they were not allowed to enlist and fight in the colonial army, but Washington convinced the Congress to allow them to fight after the British began enlisting them
African Americans
Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense that aimed to convince the colonist that it made sense for the colonies to declare their independece
Thomas Paine
The Declaration of Independence consisted of a ______________, or introduction and three other sections
Preamble
British General, Johnny Burgoyne, had planned to attack Albany, New York using three armies. In the end he arrives alone and is defeated at this battle
Battle of Saratoga
Spent the Revolutionary War in France as an ambassador. He finally convinced the French to join the war effort
Benjamin Franklin
Became America's most famous traitor after he tried to turn West Point over the British and switched sides and fough with the British during the war
Benedict Arnold
Surrendered his forces at the Battle of Yorktown
British General Cornwallis
In the movie The Patriot, what was the name of one of the two sons of Benjamin Martin that are killed by the British cavalry officer
Thomas or Gabriel
George Roger's Clark led a force of tough fighters from Virginia into the Ohio River Valley and captured Fort Kaskaskia, Fort Cahokia, and at this fort, where he spread his small force around the fort and convinced the British to surrender it without a fight
Vincennes
The Sons of _____________, helped lead protests against British by staging the Boston Tea Party
Liberty
Foreign nation that entered the war and allied itself with the colonies after the British defeat at the Battle of Saratoga
France
Women played important roles during the Revolutionary War taking over the work done by their husbands. Famous examples are Handy Betsy the Blacksmith, and Mary Ludwig Hayes who the soldiers called ______________, for her work carrying water to soldiers on the front lines
Molly Pitcher
Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris
General Cornwallis was forced to surrender here after the French navy drove the English ships away and French and Colonial forces surrounded him by land
Battle of Yorktown
Man made famous for his midnight ride warning the minutemen of the British advance against Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere
Spanish Governor of Florida who gave aid to the Americans and fought the British in the south
Bernardo de Galvez
He was known as the "Swamp Fox" because he and his men hid in the swamps during the day and attacked the British at night
Francis Marion
In the movie The Patriot, Benjamin Martin kills the British officer who killed his sons at this battle.
Battle of Cowpens