The American Revolution

Battles

100

This surprise victory on Christmas night 1776 boosted American morale and showed Washington's Leadership

Battle of Trenton

200

These battles effectively started the American Revolution and featured the "shot heard round the world"

Battles of Lexington and Concord

300

This battle in 1781 ended with British surrender, effectively ending the war

Battle of Yorktown

400

This turning point battle in 1777 convinced France to ally with the Americans

Battle of Saratoga

500

This battle was tactically and strategically inconclusive. It truly solidified George Washington as the commander-in-chief

Battle of Monmouth

Thomas Paine

100

This pamphlet encouraged colonists to break away from Great Britain

Common Sense

200

This article refers to, "The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot," and gave a morale boost to American forces at Valley Forge

The American Crisis

300

This founding document relied heavily on inspiration from Thomas Paine's writing

Declaration of Independence

400

Government by consent, reason, equality, progress, and natural rights are ideals of this philosophical movement

The Enlightenment

500

These are other philosophers that Thomas Paine had dialogue with and helped inspire his writings

John Locke, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant, Montesquieu

Military strategies

100

A defensive and tiring strategy was employed by this general

George Washington

200

This general was at a disadvantage after trudging through wilderness and enjoying champagne every night

General Burgoyne

300

This fighting force prevented the British from winning easily

Guerrilla troops

400

The British moved the war south to support this group of people. They were more plentiful than in the north and were more economically valuable

Loyalists

500

This Prussian general helped the Continental Army at Valley Forge transform them into a more effective fighting force

Von Steuben

Marginalized Populations

100

Up to 60% of the Continental Army was made up of these groups

Criminals, free African Americans, immigrants

200

This colony ended slavery after the American Revolution

Massachusetts

300

Along with the troops at Valley Forge, there were 400 of these that stayed with the troops

Women and children

400

This population used the instability of the American Revolution to advance their own aims. Some allied with the Americans, others allied with the British

Native Americans

500

This population was not allowed to fight with the Continental Army until 1778. The British, however, promised an enticing reward to all who joined them

African Americans

Treaty of Paris and outcomes

100

This country recognized American Independence

Great Britain

200

This is the area of land that the USA got as a result of the treaty

Land east of the Mississippi

300

Both of these private assets were mutually honored in the treaty

Debt and Property

400

Britain had to peacefully remove these from the USA

Their troops

500

This river was to remain open to both British and American navigation

Mississippi River