Battles
This battle—named after two Massachusetts towns and famously described by Ralph Waldo Emerson as the site of the “shot heard round the world”—marked the beginning of open fighting in the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The principal author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The king of Great Britain during the American Revolution
Who is King George III?
The Continental Congress appointed him as commander-in-chief of the newly established army
Who is George Washington?
This winter encampment was where Washington's army endured terrible conditions during the winter of 1777-78
What is Valley Forge?
This battle was considered the largest of the Revolutionary War, with 40,000 soldiers fighting
What is the Battle of Long Island (or Brooklyn)?
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is July 4, 1776?
Because of the common color of their uniforms, British soldiers were often called by this nickname
What are redcoats or lobsterbacks?
The young French aristocrat who became one of Washington's most trusted generals
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This battle is remembered as a major turning point because it convinced France to ally with the Americans
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Name of the city where the Continental Congress met
What is Philadelphia?
These laws were enacted after the Boston Tea Party
What are the Intolerable (or Coercive) Acts?
This American attempted to surrender West Point to the British
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This treaty, signed in this year, ended the American Revolution, as Britain finally recognized the United States as an independent country
What is the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
This hill is where the Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place
What is Breed's Hill?
The name of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, who wrote his name in famously large script
Who is John Hancock?
This was the first U.S. city to host the new national government established under the Constitution
What is New York?
World-famous American sent by the Continental Congress to France in 1776 to help secure crucial French military and financial support
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
What are Spain and the Netherlands?
This British general surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown
Who is General Cornwallis?
Famously wrote "remember the ladies" in a letter to her husband (future 2nd president), urging the Continental Congress to consider the rights and interests of women while they were drafting the new nation's laws and constitution
Who is Abigail Adams?
Name of the famous pamphlet by Thomas Paine that helped inspire support for independence
What is Common Sense?
Famous founding father who became aide-de-camp to George Washington and later the first Secretary of the Treasury
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
2nd President John Adams and 3rd President Thomas Jefferson both died on this date
What is July 4, 1826? (50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which they both worked on)