French nobleman that agreed to fight in the Continental Army for free. Offered his own money and brought French soldiers to help the Americans. Became a general and close friend of Washington.
Marquis de Lafayette
Which event triggered the British Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts?
What is the "Boston Tea Party"?
Why did the British decide to focus their action in the southern colonies in the later years of the war?
They wanted to use the support of the large loyalist population as well as convince slaves to fight with them to earn their freedom against the Patriots.
What town did the British believe held a stockpile of colonial weapons in suburban Boston?
Concord
What was the nickname for Mary Ludwig Hayes and other women who helped bring water for the troops and to cool the cannons during battle?
Who is Molly Pitcher?
This is a battle tactic, which is defined by swift hit-and-run attacks.
What is guerrilla warefare?
What do you call someone who supported the Colonists in their dispute against Britain? What did you call someone who supported the King and Parliament?
What is a Patriot/Loyalist?
Location of the "shot heard 'round the world."
Lexington and Concord
He was the Scottish-born American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
Who is John Paul Jones?
Thomas Jefferson added this famous line to the Declaration of Independence, Life, Liberty and ______.
What is "the pursuit of happiness"?
What role did Baron von Steuben play in helping Americans win the Revolutionary War (Valley Fogre)?
What is he trained the Continental Army?
This document did two things: it recognized the independence of the United States and established the borders of the United States.
the Treaty of Paris
Site of the miserable winter encampment of the Continental Army from 1777-78, while the British controlled Philadelphia.
Valley Forge