American Revolution #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III.
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
Privateer commander
Who is John Paul Jones?
To make official by signing or voting
What is to ratify?
The final official end of the war came with the signing of this
What is the Treaty of Paris?
King of Great Britain during the American Revolution
Who is King George III?
Drilled Patriot forces at Valley Forge
Who is Friedrich von Steubon?
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
What is a Patriot?
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
This was the first battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
William Howe's winter camp
What is Philadelphia?
The middle class of society
What is bourgeoisie?
After this battle, General Cornwallis abandons the Carolina campaign
What is Guilford Courhouse, NC?
Someone who was loyal to King George
What is a Loyalist?
True or False: The Declaration of Independence ended the Revolutionary War
False
Bostonian who was made ambassador to France
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Enslaved African Americans who fought on the British side were given this
What is freedom?
French nobleman and military officer who was a trusted aide of George Washington
Who is Marquis de Lafayett?
Commander of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
First Bishop of Baltimore and the U.S.
Who is John Carroll?
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4
A "new" type of warfare that took the British off guard
What is guerilla warfare?
The continuous rise in the price of goods
What is inflation?
A state's or country's independent authority to govern itself
What is sovereignty?
The name for merchant war ships
What are privateers?
The main goal for these fighters was winning for money.
Who are the Hessians?
George Washington's greatest challeng at Valley Forge
What is keeping his army together
The river that Washington & his troops crossed on Christmas Eve.
What is the Delaware River?
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
What is taxation without representation?
To remove a church's status as the official religion of a state
What is disestablish?
This nation signed a treaty of alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778
What is France?
This "Swamp Fox" was known for his imaginative war tactics.
Who is Francis Marion?
This was the final official battle of the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Yorktown
This country attacked the British in the Mississippi Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico
What is Spain?
Taking neither side
What is neutral?
Led the Patriot's victory Vincennes
Who is George Rogers Clark?