American Revolution #1
Gave an impassioned speech protesting the Stamp Act and famously said, “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
Colonists who remained faithful to Britain
Loyalists
He drafted the Declaration of Independence. Also later become the 3rd President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
Was a former slave and wrote a special poem for George Washington in 1776.
Phillis Wheatley
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
This country helped America win the war.
France
The date of The Declaration of Independence. Month/Day/Year
July 4, 1776
Hired by the British to fight in the war
Hessians
Refusal to buy goods.
boycott
Urged her husband to “Remember the ladies.”
Abigail Adams
He was the General who surrendered to the Americans at the Battle of Yorktown.
General Cornwallis
Surprise attack on the Hessians
Battle of Trenton
One of the first American flag designs had 13 stars and 13 stripes. Why 13 and why were the stars originally arranged in a circle?
13 Colonies
All were equal.
Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
The DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
She wrote plays that poked fun at the British.
Mercy Otis Warren
This group protested British polices and taxes
Sons of Liberty
King of England during the American Revolution.
King George III
The first written plan of government in the United States.
Articles of Confederation
George Washington chose this location for his troops during the Winter of 1776 because it was close to Philadelphia.
Valley Forge
He organized and led the Sons of Liberty and started the Committees of Correspondence.
Samuel Adams
The Articles of Confederation were written with most of the power going to ____ ?
The States
During this battle, Colonel Prescott made the famous command, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”
Battle of Bunker Hill
He was the first person to sign the U.S. Declaration of Independence and also had the largest signature.
John Hancock
Decisive American win, convinced the French to officially support the colonists. It was the "turning point" of the war.
Battle of Saratoga
She created the first American flag with 13 stars and stripes.
Betsy Ross
Taking place early in the war, this battle inflicted great casualties on the British, proving that the Continental Army was not easy to defeat.
Battle of Bunker Hill
The final agreement of peace between England and the United States.
Treaty of Paris
Made a midnight ride to warn the countryside of a British attack.
Paul Revere
She carried water to Continental Army troops and took over her husband’s position loading a cannon on the battlefield.
Molly Pitcher
Name the 3 unalienable rights granted to the colonists in the Declaration of Independence.
The right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
He was a Continental spy who, when captured, said “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
Nathan Hale
He wad a brilliant inventor and served as an Ambassador to France.
Benjamin Franklin
He wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet attacking King George and stating leaders should be chosen by the people.
Thomas Paine
The final battle that took place before before the British surrender.
Battle of Yorktown
This group brewed their own tea and made their own cloth to boycott British goods.
Daughters of Liberty
A government, like America's, in which people elect officials to represent their ideas and values in the government.
What is a DEMOCRACY