Patriots & People
This man served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
George Washington
The first shots of the Revolution were fired here in April 1775.
Lexington and Concord
Thomas Jefferson was the main writer of this 1776 document.
Declaration of Independence
This nickname was given to women who carried water and helped soldiers in battle.
Molly Pitcher
This French teenager became one of Washington’s most trusted generals.
Marquis de Lafayette
Known as the “Swamp Fox,” this guerrilla fighter harassed the British in the South.
Francis Marion
Washington famously crossed the Delaware River before this 1776 battle.
Battle of Trenton
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged colonists to fight for independence.
Common Sense
This African American poet wrote about liberty during the Revolution.
Phillis Wheatley
This German officer trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Baron von Steuben
This teenage girl made a famous nighttime ride to warn of British troops, just like Paul Revere.
Sybil Ludington
This 1777 victory convinced France to join the war on the American side.
Battle of Saratoga
These three words became a rallying cry: “No ______ Without ______.”
Taxation, Representation
These were colonial fighters ready at a moment’s notice.
Minutemen
This Spanish governor of Louisiana helped fight the British in the Gulf Coast.
Bernardo de Gálvez
This enslaved man became a spy for the Americans and helped win at Yorktown.
James Armistead Lafayette
The British surrendered here in 1781, ending most of the fighting.
Yorktown
The Treaty of Paris ending the war was signed in this year.
1783
Colonial soldiers often went without these, leading to hardship in winter.
Shoes or Warm Clothes
This Native American leader allied with the British, not the Americans.
Joseph Brant
This Polish officer designed fortifications for the Continental Army, including West Point.
Tadeusz Kościuszko
This battle was fought on June 17, 1775, and showed the Americans could stand up to the British.
Bunker Hill
This set of papers urged the ratification of the U.S. Constitution after the Revolution.
The Federalist Papers
This winter camp tested the endurance of Washington’s army in 1777–78.
Valley Forge
This British general surrendered at Yorktown.
Lord Cornwallis