American Revolution #1
Influential booklet that encouraged colonists to declare independence from Britian
Common Sense
Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
Declaration of Independence
Group of delegates (representatives) that acted as the government for the American colonies
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
Revolutionary War
(American Revolution)
official ending of the War; peace agreement
Treaty of Paris
Freedom from another country
Independence
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
Had the largest and most powerful Navy
British
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George
Which side did Natives largely side with?
Britain
When Washington was at Valley Forge through the winter, what happened to many of his troops
They froze and starved
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
First signer of the Declaration of Independence with the largest signature
John Hannock
Who warned that the Redcoats (British army) was coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
Where did the Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
What was the most common weapon of war for both sides
Musket
A Colonist who argued that the colonies should not separate from Britain
Loyalist
South Carolinian who attacked the British from the swamps
Swamp fox Marion
Representative from each colony met to discuss the Intolerable Acts but decided to try to work things out with King George
First Continental Congress
What country sent in troops to help train and support the Americans
France
What role did Espionage play in the war?
gaining information about the enemy
What country did the British "rent" soldiers from
Germany
What was it called when the colonists rebelled and threw tea into the harbor
Boston Tea Party
Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed
1776
tax on paper goods
stamp act
What petition did the Second Continental Congress extend to King George III?
The Olive Branch Petition
Ways in which women supported the Patriot cause
-Planted and harvested crops
-Made guns and other weapons
-Made blankets and uniforms
-Disguised and fought
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the war?
The Americans won for the first time in a while
Name 2 allies of the Patriots.
Possible answers: French, African American, Spanish, Dutch, Oneidas, Cuba, Prussia