People
The commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Led the Green Mountain Boys to take Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
Turning point of the war
Saratoga
James Caldwell was nicknamed this, because he was a pastor who gave pages of his hymnals to soldiers to help load their muskets
The Fighting Parson
Which battle proved to the British that the Americans were able and prepared to fight?
Bunker Hill
Led the British army in the South
General Cornwallis
Refused the Olive Branch Petition
King George III
Last major battle of the war
Yorktown
The dates of the American War for Independence
1775-1781
Where George Washington and his men spent the most difficult winter of the war
Valley Forge
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
First to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
Kept the British out of North Carolina
Kings Mountain
What treaty ended the American War for Independence?
Treaty of Paris(1783)
2 Results of the Battle of Saratoga
1. British could not divide the colonies in half
2. It convinced the French to get involved in the war
Helped secure the Northwest Territory for the patriots
George Rogers Clark
Famously said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
John Paul Jones
Crossed the Delaware River to defeat the Hessians
Trenton
Spy ring created to help gain info for the patriots
Culper Spy Ring
The name of John Paul Jones' ship
Bonhomme Richard
Famously said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
Helped free South Carolina and Georgia from the British
Nathanael Greene
British gained control of NYC & the harbor
Brooklyn
Former slave who posed as a butler to gain information from British generals
James Armistead
2 results of the Treaty of Paris
1. British released claims to colonies
2. Patriots took control of Northwest Territory