battles
last major battle of the war for independence
yorktown
professional American soldiers
regulars
British commander at Yorktown
Charles Cornwallis
document that pledged loyalty to the king
Olive Branch Petition
The author of Common Sense
Thomas Paine
battle that molly pitcher associated with
Monmouth
citizen soldiers; part time fighters
militia
Commanded the "Green Mountain Boys" (with help from Benedict Arnold)
Ethan Allen
where the continental army endured a terrible winter
Valley Forge
staged a midnight ride to warn the colonist
Paul Revere
Washington's destination after crossing the Delaware
Trenton
Americans who fought for Independence
Patriots
German drillmaster for the Continental Army
"give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
John Paul Jones
battle that was a major turning point for the war
Saratoga
British paid German soldiers
Hessians
guerilla fighter whom "the devil himself couldn't catch"
Francis Marion
first line of defense in case the British attacked the countryside
minutemen
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
"Don't fire till you see the white of their eyes"
Bunker Hill
Tories
brilliant solider turned traitor
Benedict Arnold
asked to take charge of the continental army
George Washington
town of mostly French settlers surrendered to him
George Rogers Clark