IMPORTANT PATRIOTS
Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
Thomas Paine
Sentence that states the reasons for and intent of the law
Preamble
Statement that says, “We the people of America…”
What is the Preamble?
Troops who were known as redcoats
Who were the King’s troops?
First battle of the Revolutionary War
What was the Battle at Lexington and Concord?
Commander in Chief during the Revolutionary War
George Washington
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
List the three unalienable rights
Says that, “All men were created equal”
What is the Declaration of Independence
British general who decided to strike at militia on Breed’s Hill
Who was Thomas Gage?
Proved to be the deadliest battle of the war
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence and served a president from 1801 to 1809
Thomas Jefferson
The number of people who signed the Declaration of Independence
What is 56?
'A Long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom.
What is Common Sense?
Three men who rode out to spread word that 700 British troops were headed for Concord
Who were Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott?
The surrender of this battle turned out to be the one of the most important events of the war
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
A man who became a diplomat before becoming a founding father, helped write the Declaration of Independence
John Addams
To announce and explain separation from England
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
“We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America…solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States”
What is the Declaration of Independence?
General who planned to lead an army down a route of lakes from Canada to Albany
Who was John Burgoyne?
Battle where Washington showed his ingenuity and resilience as a leader, won the loyalty of his soldiers, and revived the Continental Army
What was the Battle of Trenton?
An outspoken advocate for black literacy and full participation in American society
Benjamin Franklin
The number of members that were on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence
What is 5?
Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. ...
What is Common Sense?
Man who led his men into New Jersey where they surprised a garrison of 1500 Hessians
Who was George Washington?
Battle where the Americans finally defeated the British
What was the Battle of Yorktown?