Groups
Important Terms
War Vocab
War Generals and Figures
Important Individuals
100
This group of Americans opposed the British and had an extreme sense of national pride. They were the opposite of the Loyalists.
Who are the American Patriots?
100
This document, adopted in 1777 was a weak version of the Constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
These battlegrounds in Massachusetts began the Revolutionary war
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
100
This Quaker from Rhode Island commanded the southern American forces
Who is Nathanael Greene?
100
This Virginia delegate wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
Private colonists who independently organized to form well-prepared militia companies self-trained in weaponry, tactics and military strategies from the American colonial partisan militia during the American Revolutionary War. They were also known for being ready in a moment's notice.
Who are minutemen?
200
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, argued that it made sense for America to break away from Britain
What is Common Sense?
200
Food shortages at this “camp” created hardships for George Washington and his men - George Washington was packing to go here when the Declaration of Independence was being debated in Philadelphia.
What is Valley Forge?
200
This American general lost hope during the war and betrayed the American forces
Who is Benedict Arnold?
200
This popular propagandist wrote “Common Sense”
Who is Thomas Paine?
300
These German mercenaries manned a British outpost at Trenton.
Who are the Hessians?
300
This meeting in Philadelphia was planned in order to discuss the purpose of the war
What is the Second Continental Congress?
300
The patriot victory and resulting French alliance which occurred during this battle made it a turning point
What is Saratoga?
300
This British commander hoped to awe the Americans into submission rather than fight them
Who is William Howe?
300
This radical, outspoken American attorney, planter and politician who became known as an orator during the movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s. His famous speech ended with "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
400
This secret society was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. They played a major role in most colonies in battling the Stamp Act in 1765.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
400
This final American appeal to the king where colonists reaffirmed allegiance to the king, but not parliament was rejected harshly.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
400
This type of warfare tactic was made prominent during the American Revolution by Colonial Militia Men. It was one reason why British Military Generals referred to the Americans as Brutes. Americans learned borrowed this form of fighting from Native Americans.
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
400
Nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Battle of Monmouth, who is generally believed to have been Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley.
Who is Molly Pitcher?
400
This man created a theory about the function of a government being to assist the people
Who is John Locke?
500
These were formed throughout the colonies as a means of coordinating action against Great Britain. Many were formed by the legislatures of the respective colonies, others by extra-governmental associations such as the Sons of Liberty in the various colonies.
Who are the Committees of Correspondence?
500
This act closed the colonies to all overseas trade
What is the Prohibitory Act?
500
This final battle of the war included the surrender of general Cornwallis
What is Yorktown
500
This man was a British commander in the south who surrendered at Yorktown
Who is Lord Cornwallis?
500
This patriot from Boston was well known for being a leader of the Sons of Liberty and was present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Sam Adams?
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