Vocab/Notes
The continental congress’s declaration that the American colonies were free states over which Britain had no control
what is the Declaration of Independence
the British king at the time of the American Revolution
Who is King George III
An important battle in which the Massachusetts militia fought bravely, although they lost. The strong American effort gave the colonists confidence that they could win against the British
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
July 4, 1776
When is the Birthday of the U.S.A.
The day the Revolutionary War finally ended, as evacuated New York City and George Washington led his tropic into New York
What was November 25, 1783
The king of France, who helped the Americans win freedom from Great Britain. He was later executed during the bloody French Revolution.
Who was King Louis XVI
March 17, 1776
When did Washington capture Boston
A French aristocrat who fought as a major general in the American army
who was Marquis de Lafayette?
The Declaration of Independence was signed here
Where is Philadelphia
May 9, 1775
When was fort Ticonderoga captured by America
The British general who commanded troops from Charlesten, South Carolina. He surrendered his entire army to George Washington after the battle of Yorktown.
who was Lord Charles Cornwallis?
January 10, 1776
When was Common Sense written