Important Figures
First president of the US
George Washington
First battle of the Revolution
Lexington and Concord
Told her husband to remember the women
Abigail Adams
Free speech can be found under this amendment
1st
The Declaration of Independence was signed on this date
July 4th, 1776
Second president of the US
John Adams
Considered the turning point of the war for the Americans
Saratoga
Fought and helped soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth
Mary Hayes
Protections from search and seizure are found in this amendment
4th
This man was a founding father, inventor, and ambassador in France
Ben Franklin
19 year old Frenchman that came to help the Continental Army
Marquis de Lafeyette
This battle ended the Revolution
Yorktown
Was a slave who got her poems published
Phyllis Wheatley
Constitution Day is on this date
September 17
The first man killed in the Revolution
Crispus Attucks
Author of the Declaration of Indpendence
Thomas Jefferson
This battle ended in a siege
Yorktown
Her book on the Revolution was among the first nonfiction books published by a woman in America
Mercy Otis Warren
Your right to bear arms (guns) is found in this amendment
2nd
This was a protest of the tax on tea
Boston Tea Party
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Winter camp where many soldiers died of sickness and cold
Valley Forge
Believed in equal rights for women and that slavery was a threat to America
Abigail Adams
The first 10 amendments are called this
Bill of Rights
This act came in response to the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts