Battles
Fighting in Lexington and Concord broke out between British soldiers and
Massachusetts Minutemen
He used rifling technologies and guerrilla warfare to defeat British troops.
Daniel Morgan
Who said " we must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately" as he signed the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin
list the 5 parts to the Declaration of Independence
1. Preamble
2. Statement of Beliefs
3. Grievances/complaints
4. Prior Attempts
5. Declaration of Independence
Name two of the three American delegates that attended the treaty negotiations.
Benjamin Franklin
John Jay
John Adams
At the Battle of Trenton George Washington plans a surprise attack to defeat this group
The Hessians
The French diplomat that negotiated naval support with America is
Marquis de Lafayette
Technique used in the Battle of Yorktown that required French aid to be effective.
Naval blockade with ships
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Spain acquired what land at the Treaty
land west of the Mississippi river.
This battle influenced the French to sign the Franco-American alliance providing naval aid to the colonist.
Saratoga
The Prussian general that taught military tactics during cold hard winter of 1777-1778 is
Baron von Steuben
This Battle was a loss for the colonist but built moral among the troops. It was also falsely named based on the landmark.
Battle of Bunker Hill
The person accused of being a tyrant in the Declaration of Independence was
King George III
What is the treaty that ended the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris 1783
The final battle in the American Revolution was
Yorktown
General appointed to lead the Continental Army by The Second Continental Congress
George Washington
The low point for the Continental Army During the American Revolution.
Winter at Valley Forge.
He called for the colonist to seek independence in a pamphlet that he distributed prior to the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine
What is the new boundary of The United States after the treaty?
Mississippi River
What river was Washington crossing when he was standing in the bow of a boat in the famous picture of independence just prior to the Battle of Trenton.
The Delaware River
General that lead the British Army during the American Revolution.
Lord Cornwallis
What town did the Second Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Letter sent to King George to negotiate a return to Salutary Neglect
Olive Branch Petition
Who claimed the most land in America after the treaty?
Spanish Empire