People to Know
Who was chosen by the congress to be the supreme commander of the American troops?
General George Washington
Who was a brave American spy who was killed by the British?
Nathan Hale
1. battle was the turning point of the war
2. place where Americans proved they were hard to beat
1. Saratoga
2. Bunker Hill
"Give me liberty or give me death."
Patric Henry
a part of an ocean that reached into the land, generaally with an narrower opening then a bay
gulf
Who and the "Green Mtn. Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga?
Ethan Allen
Who was a famous American silversmith and patriot?
Paul Revere
where the Hessians were defeated on Christmas
Trenton
"I have not yet begun to fight."
John Paul Jones
an island body of water that is usually fresh
lake
Who stitched the 2 U.S. flags?
Betsy Ross
Who was a black patriot killed at the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Actus
where the Continental Army spent a hard winter
Valley Forge
"I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
land deposited at the mouth of a river
delta
Who was the King of England during the time of the American War for Independence?
King George III
Who captured 3 forts on the frontier and secured the Northwest Territory for America with his men?
George Rogers Clark
where the British surrendered to the Americans
Yorktown
"The British are coming! The British are coming!"
Paul Revere (and William Dawes)
a deep, narrow body of water connecting 2 other bodies of water
channel
Who was president of the 2nd Continental Congress and the 1st to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Who was a leader of the British army who surrendered George Washington at the end of the war?
General Lord Cornwallis
where the 1st battle of the war started
Lexington and Concord
"We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or to die."
General George Washington
were a river began
source