People (Part 1)
This person enforced taxes on the colonists.
Who was King George III?
This person was the royal governor of Virginia.
Who was Lord Dunmore?
This battle was considered the turning point in the war. It was the first major American victory.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This occurred from Dec. 1777- Spring 1778.
What is the Winter at Valley Forge?
This person was the last royal governor of Massachusetts.
Who was Thomas Hutchinson?
This person wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
At this battle, the phrase "shot heard 'round the world" became famous.
What is the Battles of Lexington & Concord?
This event occurred in 1783, 2 years after the Battle of Yorktown.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This person was the leader of the Continental Army for much of the war.
This person was an ambassador to France and also helped develop the peace treaty after the war.
Who was Ben Franklin?
At this battle, the British defeated the Continental Army but suffered heavy losses.
Name two reasons soldiers died at Valley Forge.
What is: starvation, lack of water, lack of clothing, disease, freezing cold weather?
This person served as an advisor to George Washington. He was part of the Continental Congress.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Who was Thomas Paine?
This battle occurred in 1781 and the British ended up surrendering.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Who is von Steuben?
This person wrote the Virginia Plan. He is remembered as the "Father of the Constitution".
Who was James Madison?
This person was a lawyer who became one of the leaders of the Continental Congress. He also helped in writing the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Adams?
This country sent 5,000 troops to aide the Americans in the Battle of Yorktown.
What is: they gave back all land east of the Mississippi River?