Continental Congress
Primary writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Sailor famous for saying, "I have not yet begun to fight."
Who is John Paul Jones?
Group of Patriots who protested British law.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Patriot ally who organized a small army and seized British posts in the Southeast.
Who is Bernardo de Galvez?
This was considered the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Lexington?
What delegated from Virginia encouraged colonists to fight for independence from Britain in support of the Patriot cause?
Who is Patrick Henry?
Carried out guerrilla warfare in the South, earning himself the nickname "the Swamp Fox."
Who is Francis Marion?
Members of the civilian volunteer militia that protected the colonists.
Who are the Minutemen?
Frenchman who contributed $200,000 of his own money to support the Revolution.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
At dawn on April 19, 1775, British soldiers searched for a major colonial weapons storehouse rumored to be located here.
What is Concord?
The goal of the 1st Continental Congress was to state concerns to this British king.
Who is George III?
Led troops to victory at the Battle of Vincennes, helping the to contain the British in the West.
Who is George Rogers Clark?
Group that felt the colonies did not need independence.
Who are Loyalists?
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point for the Patriots because it gained the support of these two European nations.
Who are France and Spain?
When the Minutemen faced the British Redcoats at the start of the Battle of Lexington, their captain shouted this because he wanted to defend against attack, not start a war.
What is "Don't fire unless fired upon?"
Among the list of 10 resolutions included in the Declaration of Rights, one was to ensure the colonists of this.
What is the right to "life, liberty and property?"
He crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night and defeated the Hessians in the Battle of Trenton.
Who is George Washington?
He thought citizens should make laws and people had a natural right to govern themselves and wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense."
Who is Thomas Paine?
This group was the most divided in its support of the Patriot war effort.
Who are American Indians?
Going on the offense in this battle ensured General George Washington that the soldiers in Continental Army would reenlist.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
At the same time the Declaration of Independence was written, a committee created the seal for the new country with the motto, "E pluribus unum" which means mean this.
What is "out of many, one?"
He is the commander of French troops at the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is Comte de Rochambeau?
He urged colonists to to join forces by saying, "I am not a Virginian, I am an American."
Who is Patrick Henry?
What did the British promise African American slaves to sign on with the British Army.
What is freedom?
This was the last major battle of the the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?