Revolutionary War

Important People

100

Leader of the Continental Army, led a surprise attack on Christmas Night

George Washington

200

French major general

Marquis de Lafayette

300

Followed her husband's regiment to help cook and take care of wounded soldiers

Mary Ludwig Hays

400

African American double agent who helped Americans win Yorktown

James Armistead

500

A Mohawk warrior who led four of the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy into the war

Chief Joseph Brant

Important Battles/Areas

100

Battle where colonists survived the first two rounds of attacks but retreated after the third attack

Battle of Bunker Hill

200

Battle where Washington surprise attacked British troops on Christmas Night

Battle of Trenton

300

Battle where British General John Burgoyne wanted to capture Albany, New York. Burgoyne surrendered a month into fighting

Battle of Saratoga

400

Battle where Washington surrounded British Troops on land and sea. After three weeks, the British surrendered

Battle of Yorktown

500

Washington and his troops were here during a tough winter from 1777-1778. Not enough food, fuel, boots, or clothes

Valley Forge

Roles of Different Groups

100

Worked as cooks, nurses, and seamstresses. Made clothes, ran farms, and passed out information

Women

200

5,000 soldiers from this group served in the Continental Army. George Washington lifted the ban on this group joining the war in 1776.

African Americans

300

Fought on both sides of the Revolutionary War. Some for the British, some for the Americans.

Native Americans

400

Involved along the Gulf of Mexico. Smuggled supplies for Americans.

The Spanish

500

Gave secret aid to the Americans until the Battle of Saratoga. Sent troops to help the Americans after the Battle of Saratoga

The French

Vocabulary

100

1/3rd of people who supported Great Britain

Loyalists

200

1/3rd of people who supported the revolution

Patriots

300

To gain freedom

Emancipation

400

Temporary wall

Redoubt

500

A military unit

Regiment

Random

100

Two groups fighting in the Revolutionary War

British and Americans

200

Considered the Head and Heart of the Revolution. On a peninsula attached by a thin strip to the mainland

Boston

300

Important area for the British, many loyalists live here

Southern Colonies

400

Document signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolution

Treaty of Paris

500

Document written to outline the rights the Confederate Congress had (ex. Borrow money, carry on war, etc)

Articles of Confederation