Important People
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Battle where Washington defeated the Hessians
Battle of Trenton
Patriot propaganda writer who though it was "common sense" to break away from Britain
Thomas Paine
The term for a method of convincing through use of media
propaganda
The patriot camp that eventually became a symbol of hardships that soldiers faced during the Revolutionary War
Valley Forge
British general who was defeated at Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
Battle where Americans were defeated when they tried to gain Canadian allies.
Battle of Quebec
American privateer and navy hero who won a sea battle vs. the British ship Serapis and sailed away on their ship
John Paul Jones
The length of a soldier's term of enlistment during the Revolution
1 year
British general that decided to go after Washington instead of joining Burgoyne at Saratoga
General Howe
American hero at Saratoga who eventually became a traitor to America
Benedict Arnold
Final battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
American general who won at Saratoga but was removed from his position in the south because of a poor strategy
Horatio Gates
Washington's assistant during the Revolution who later became the first Secretary of Treasury
Hamilton
Document that ended the Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris
American naval commander who defeated the British ship Serapis
John Paul Jones
The battle that was considered the turning point of the American Revolution
Saratoga
American commander who helped win battles due to his knowledge of the southern swamp lands
Francis Marion or The Swamp Fox
The name of the main spy ring that helped Washington gather intelligence during the Revolution
Culper Ring
American southern general who replaced Gates. He used the tactic of not getting his army involved in full-scale battles in the south but instead focusing on winning smaller conflicts
Nathaniel Greene
British commander at who surrendered at the Battles of Saratoga
General Burgoyne
The state where Washington lost a series of battles before winning at Trenton
New York
The name for people who believed in peace and did not want to participate in the American Revolution
pacifists
The term for "pirates" hired by the government to attack British merchant ships
privateers
Young French nobleman who fought alongside the patriots and spent his own money on supplies for soldiers
The Marquis de Lafayette