Battles
The last battle of the American Revolution. The Patriots won. Unofficially ended the American Revolution.
Yorktown
"That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." What does secure mean...
protect
Colonists who sided with Britain
Loyalists
This is the Commander of the Colonial Army
George Washington
British soldiers marched from Boston to Lexington where a battle took place. This is an example of...
Movement
The turning point of the American Revolution. After the Patriots won, the French agreed to help the Americans
Saratoga
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created _______ "
equal
A military force made of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in emergencies.
Militia
From Massachusetts, this founding father asked a Virginian to help draft the Declaration of Independence
John Adams
Fort Ticonderoga is a __________ characteristic of a Place.
Human
After crossing the Delaware River, George Washington’s army defeated Hessian mercenaries on December 26, 1776. The victory boosted the morale of the American troops.
Trenton
"...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are __________ __________________________."
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
During the war, the French and the Americans make an...
Alliance
From Philadelphia, this founding-grandfather said of the colonies, "we must hang together, or we assuredly will hang separately."
Benjamin Franklin
An example of Movement is "Canons are moved from Fort Ticonderoga to Dorchester Heights causing the British ships to __________."
Leave.
Colonel William Prescott said "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" at this battle...
Bunker Hill
What does "unalieniable" mean?
can never be taken away
Lexington and Concord
This person wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense" that argued Independence from Britain.
Thomas Paine
An example of a positive Environment to Human Interaction is "_________ allowed George Washington's army to escapte Long Island to Manhattan."
Fog
Where were the British troops while the Continental Army was at Valley Forge?
Philadelphia
"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government..." What is the Declaration referring to when it mentions "these ends"?
Protecting the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The American Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Ratified means...
approve
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
"Common Sense" caused Americans to change their minds from supporting the King to supporting Independence. This is an example of ...
diffusion