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Fort captured by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys
Fort Ticonderoga
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Battle in which England gained control of New York City and harbor
Battle of Brooklyn
Last major battle won by the colonists
Battle of Yorktown
Meeting in 1787 to discuss formation of American Government
Constitutional Convention
Battle outside Boston where colonists showed the British their courage
Battle of Bunker Hill
First person who signed the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
River that Washington's men crossed on Christmas night
Delaware River
Patriot who led a group of men from Virginia down the Ohio river
George Rogers Clark
America's first plan of government
Articles of Confederation
List of changes sent to King George III that needed to happen for peace between England and the colonies
Olive Branch Petition
Pastor who helped defend his town against the British using paper from hymn books
James Caldwell
Slave that spied for America
James Armistead
Document signed at the end of the war in which England gave up the 13 colonies
Treaty of Paris
Highest law and pattern of government for the US today
Constitution of the US
German soldiers hired by England to fight against the colonies
Hessians
Document that says that the 13 colonies are free from England
Declaration of Independence
American Spy Network
Culper Spy Ring
French ship whose captain was John Paul Jones
Bonhomme Richard
"Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
Patriot leader of the Green Mountain Boys
What happened on July 4 1776?
Declaration of Independence was signed
Place where Washington's army spent the worst winter of the war
Valley Forge
Leader of the British Army at the end of the war
General Lord Charles Cornwallis
Year in which the Constitution of the US was adopted
1787