Vocab
Rights all people are given at birth.
Natural Rights
The President of the Continental Congress who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
A battle fought on adjacent hills during the siege of Boston on June 17, 1775.
Battle of Bunker Hill
What was the significance of “the shot heard ‘round the world?”
Signified the beginning of the American Revolution
British lieutenant general who, while following Henry Clinton’s orders, fell victim to the siege at Yorktown and surrendered his entire fighting force, thus ending the Revolutionary War.
Charles Cornwallis
The introduction or beginning.
Preamble
A blacksmith known for his fierce temper who decided to fight rather than talk by attacking Fort Ticonderoga.
Ethan Allen
A battle fought on August 27, 1776, which a defeat for the Continental Army under General George Washington and the beginning of a successful campaign that gave the British control of New York.
Long Island
How did the Continental Army gain control of Boston?
Cannons arrived from fort ticonderoga
A battle fought on October 7, 1780 on the border of South Carolina, where the American Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson.
Kings Mountain
The name given to the first United States flag.
Grand Union Jack
A general who used “guerrilla” warfare tactics on the British and was nicknamed the “Swamp Fox” because of his ability to attack from the swamps and retreat quietly.
Francis Marion
A battle that took place the day after Christmas, in which Washington launched a surprise attack against the German Hessians. This was the first victory for the Americans.
Trenton
List reason for the American Victory?
Geography, heart, etc
The name of the famous ship John Paul Jones commanded when he singlehandedly attacked a British warship.
Bonhomme Richard
The document officially ending the American Revolutionary War. Its terms were negotiated by Henry Laurens, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and British representative Richard Oswald.
Treaty of Paris
The British commander-in-chief who made the fateful decision to send Cornwallis to the Virginia shore to supply his own army with reinforcements in New York, thus trapping Cornwallis.
Henry Clinton
The most important battle of the Revolutionary War in which General Charles Cornwallis was trapped by George Washington and his American forces, ultimately leading to the British surrender and the end of the war.
Yorktown
Name two nations that allied with the US in the American Revolution
France, Spain
Day/Year the declaration of independence was signed
July 4th 1776
George Washington’s plantation home where he retired after leaving his command of the Continental Army.
Mt. Vernon
The first American spy who crossed into enemy territory to obtain information needed about General Howe’s forces before the coming Battle of Harlem Heights. He was caught and hanged by the British.
Nathan Hale
A battle fought on January 17, 1781, in which the Continental Army under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan beat the British due to his clever battlefield strategy.
Cowpens
Why did the United States argue they had the right to independence?
Britain not protecting natural rights
A convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies that met to decide on a course of action toward Britain.
Second Continental Congress