To Fight or Not to Fight?
City that hosted both the First and Second Continental Congresses
Philadelphia
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This famous battle took place over Christmas, and was an easy, but much needed victory for the Patriots.
Battle of Trenton
Marquis de Lafayette helped to secure assistance from this country for the United States during the war.
France
The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War was signed in this city
Paris
Minuteman who rode throughout the Boston area to warn of the British arrival
Paul Revere
King of Great Britain to whom the grievances in the Declaration of Independence were addressed
King George III
This patriot was captured during the Battle of Long Island and hung by the British for being a spy.
Nathan Hale
This Patriot served as a diplomat to the French king during the war, helping to secure foreign aid.
Benjamin Franklin
This was a successful siege the Patriots had against the British, and was the last major battle of the war.
Battle of Yorktown
Virginia statesman and former military officer chosen to lead the Continental Army
George Washington
Thomas Paine published this bestselling book that introduced the idea that citizens, not kings, should make laws
Common Sense
Washington had his troops keep these going around Trenton to help him trick the British and win the Battle of Princeton
campfires
Washington and his troops spent the winter of 1777-1778 at this camp where many Patriots died of malnutrition, freezing, and disease.
Valley Forge
This style of warfare is defined by quick hit-and-run attacks.
guerilla warfare
Although it seemed like the Patriots might initially win this battle, they lost to the British after running out of ammunition
Battle of Bunker Hill
Term for the type of rights that cannot be taken away, like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
unalienable rights
This battle was the turning point of the war and help the Americans by proving to other countries that they might have a chance of winning the war after all.
Battle of Saratoga
This Prussian officer worked with Washington to drill and train troops into a better fighting force.
Baron von Steuben
The British had several important victories in the South during the war, including the capture of this major southern port city.
Charleston
The Battle of Dorchester Heights was won by the Patriots, thanks in part to the ingenious idea of transporting these weapons from the North, and situating them all around Boston
cannons
The following can be found in what part of the Declaration of Independence
"We hold this truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . "
preamble
This was the name of the mercenaries paid by the British who fought in New Jersey
Hessians
Bernardo de Galvez helped to organize French, Spanish and American troops to help capture British strongholds around this body of water during the war.
Gulf of Mexico/America
This Patriot leader in the south was known as the "Swamp Fox" and his unconventional methods of fighting.
Francis Marion