Revolutionary War Battles
This 1781 battle in Virginia resulted in the surrender of General Cornwallis's British army.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This founding father helped secure American independence and later became the second president of the United State
Who is John Adams?
The British captured this important Georgia port city in December 1778.
What is Savannah?
This famous frontiersman helped establish the Wilderness Road through the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky.
Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky.
Who is Daniel Boone?
This 1783 agreement officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This 1778 battle in New Jersey was fought in extreme summer heat and ended without a decisive victor
What is the Battle of Monmouth?
This woman famously urged her husband to "remember the ladies" when creating new laws.
Who is Abigail Adams?
This 1779 Georgia battle was a Patriot victory over Loyalist forces.
What is the Battle of Kettle Creek?
This British general replaced William Howe as commander-in-chief of British forces in North America in 1778.
Who is Sir Henry Clinton?
These first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution protect individual freedoms and rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This 1780 South Carolina battle was a major American defeat under General Horatio Gates.
What is the Battle of Camden?
This American naval commander famously declared, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who is John Paul Jones?
This South Carolina city surrendered to the British in May 1780, resulting in the capture of thousands of American soldiers.
What is Charleston?
This American general suffered a disastrous defeat at Camden after previously receiving credit for the victory at Saratoga.
Who is Horatio Gates?
This 1787 meeting in Philadelphia was originally called to revise the Articles of Confederation but resulted in a new Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This 1781 South Carolina battle featured Daniel Morgan's clever use of militia and Continental soldiers to defeat the British
What is the Battle of Cowpens?
This American general earned his nickname because of his bold personality and daring military actions.
Who is Mad Anthony Wayne?
This 1780 battle in South Carolina was a major Patriot victory fought largely by frontier militia against Loyalists.
What is the Battle of Kings Mountain?
This daring 1779 nighttime American attack captured a British fort on the Hudson River using primarily bayonets.
What is the Battle of Stony Point?
This first national governing document, adopted by Congress in 1777, established a weak central government and was officially approved by all 13 states in 1781.
What are the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union?
This 1781 North Carolina battle was technically a British victory, but the British suffered heavy losses.
What is the Battle of Guilford Courthouse?
This American general took command of the Southern Continental Army and used strategic retreats to weaken the British.
Who is Nathanael Greene?
This September 1781 battle in South Carolina was one of the last major battles fought in the South during the Revolution.
What is the Battle of Eutaw Springs?
This founding father is often called the "Father of the Constitution" because of his important role in its creation.
Who is James Madison?
This 1786–1787 Massachusetts uprising by indebted farmers exposed weaknesses in the government under the Articles of Confederation
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Although Congress adopted this document in 1777, it did not officially become the nation's first framework of government until March 1, 1781, when Maryland's approval completed the process.
What are the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union? Historical event: Ratification of the Articles of Confederation.