Declaration & Diplomacy
This document, adopted in July 1776, explained why the colonies broke away from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Washington’s daring winter attack on Christmas night 1776 surprised the Hessians here.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This nation became America’s most important ally in 1778.
What is France?
He served as commander in chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Britain recognized the United States as independent in this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
The Declaration says governments get their power from this source.
What are the consent of the governed / the people?
This 1777 victory forced General Burgoyne’s surrender and convinced France to join the American cause.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Spain joined the war in 1779, attacking British forts along this river.
What is the Mississippi River?
She carried water to soldiers at the Battle of Monmouth and even fired a cannon.
Who is Molly Pitcher (Mary Ludwig Hays)?
This river was set as the western boundary of the United States after the war.
What is the Mississippi River?
This man from Virginia wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
: In 1778, Washington’s army endured a harsh winter here, emerging stronger thanks to new training.
What is Valley Forge?
This Polish officer helped build American defenses and was killed in battle.
Who is Casimir Pulaski?
This enslaved man was the first casualty of the Boston Massacre, remembered as a Patriot martyr.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
True or False: The Treaty of Paris returned Florida to the United States
False – Florida was given back to Spain.
Congress created this 1776 template for future treaties to guide U.S. foreign relations.
What is the Model Treaty?
This frontier victory by George Rogers Clark helped secure the Northwest Territory
What is the capture of Vincennes?
This French nobleman became a trusted aide to Washington and helped at Yorktown.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
This American diplomat secured French support and later helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Under the Treaty of Paris, Britain promised to withdraw its troops but failed to do so from these posts.
What are the Northwest forts / Great Lakes forts?
Even after declaring independence, the colonies needed this crucial step to be seen as a nation on the world stage.
What is foreign recognition?
The war’s final major battle in 1781 ended with Cornwallis’s surrender.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The war officially ended with this 1783 treaty.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
This woman disguised herself as a man to fight in the Continental Army.
Who is Deborah Sampson?
One of the lasting effects of the Revolution was that it inspired later revolutions in this European country.
What is France?