American Revolution # 1
Washington and his troops ambushed the enemy on Christmas night at this battle.
What is Trenton
The British soldiers' uniforms were a bright color and made the soldiers easier to spy. For this reason, they were given this colorful nickame.
What are the REDCOATS
The most important provision [condition] in the Treaty of Paris.
What is recognize the United States.
Dressed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War.
Who is DEBORAH SAMPSON?
Who wrote Common Sense?
Who is Thomas Paine
The "world turned upside down" when the British lost this battle, turning the tides of the war to favor the colonies.
What is YORKTOWN
The first shots of the Revolution that were fired at Lexington and Concord, and began the war, became known as this.
What is the SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD
This battle was a turning point in the war for the Americans. British General Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans.
What is the BATTLE OF SARATOGA?
The Second Continental Congress drafted this document to peacefully resolve the problems between the colonies and Great Britain.
What is the OLIVE BRANCH PETITION?
A group of representatives from each colony met to discuss the Intolerable Acts but decided to try to work things out with King George.
What is the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
It is the name for someone in the colonies who supported the American Revolution.
What is a PATRIOT
Governor of Louisiana who supported the Americans in their rebellion against the British.
Who is Bernardo de Galvez
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
Who is CHARLES CORNWALLIS
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
This was the place Washington and his soldiers spent Winter, a miserable and deadly place for his men.
What is VALLEY FORGE
Who were the HESSIANS?
A colonist who was still loyal to Great Britain.
What is a LOYALIST?
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed
1776
A founding father, he helped turn the tide of the war by gaining the French Alliance.
Who is BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Group of delegates (representatives) that acted as the government for the American colonies
Who is the SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
The French aristocrat who joined the American Revolution and became close friends with Washington, Hamilton, and Jefferson.
Who is MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
The years the American Revolution lasted from.
What is 1775-1783.