Important Names
Who was the group of Patriots from Vermont who captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British?
Green Mountain Boys
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
List of changes sent to King George III that needed to happen for a peaceful agreement between England and the colonies
What was the northern New York fort captured by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys?
Fort Ticonderoga
Who was the slave who joined the Continental army and served as a spy for America?
James Armistead
What was the battle outside Boston where colonists showed the British their bravery in battle?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Who was the Patriot leader of the Green Mountain Boys?
Ethan Allen
What was the area where Washington's army spent the worst winter of the war?
Valley Forge
Who was the captain in the Continental army who served as a spy for America?
Nathan Hale
What was the battle in which England gained control of New York City and harbor?
Battle of Brooklyn
Who were the German soldiers hired by England to fight against the colonists?
Hessians
What was the French warship captained by American John Paul Jones?
Bonhomme Richard
What was the river that Washington's men crossed on Christmas night in order to capture the Hessian army?
Delaware River
What was the American spy network created to obtain and carry information during the War for Independence?
Culper Spy Ring
What was the battle in which the British were stopped from capturing all of New York and the turning point of the war?
Battle of Saratoga
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Serapis
What city did the British capture because of its excellent harbor?
New York
Who was the leader of the British army at the end of the war?
General Lord Charles Cornwallis
What was the last major battle of the American War for Independence?
Battle of Yorktown
Who was the "fighting parson (preacher)"?
James Caldwell
What was the document in which England gave up the 13 colonies and land it owned in America?
Treaty of Paris
What country sent its navy to help the Americans fight the British?
France
Who was called the "Father of the American Navy"?
John Paul Jones
Which battle was won by the Patriots which kept the British from invading North Carolina?
Battle of Kings Mountain