Revolutionary War
FIRST Battle/Event
Remember, they are in alphabetical order!
Lexington and Concord
Inspired the words in a poem "the shot ______ ______ the _______."
It was called ______ _____ Ride
What happened when British tried to seize our guns?
"the shot HEARD ROUND the WORLD"
"Paul Revere's Ride"
Colonists met them at the bridge and beat them back.
Who led the Boston Tea Party and a group called "The Sons of Liberty"?
Samuel Adams
What is "civic virtue"?
Doing what is right for your community/country.
This era covers the Revolutionary War. It is called the what?
Revolutionary Era
SECOND Battle/Event - Remember alphabetical order
Saratoga
It happened the autumn of what year?
It was a turning point because who decided to help the colonists?
Year 1777
Frances decided to help.
The wife of John Adams who told him to "remember the ladies"!
Abigail Adams
How did the signers of the Declaration of Independence show "civic virtue"?
They sacrificed their time and risked their lives to gain our freedom.
What year was the founding of Jamestown?
1607
THIRD Battle/Event - Remember alphabetical order
Valley Forge (Winter at)
Who sent food and clothing?
Soldiers also practiced what?
Women sent food & clothing.
Soldiers practiced military drills.
Who won the victory again the British navy?
John Paul Jones
What year was the signing of the Mayflower Compact?
1620
FOURTH Battle/Event - Remember alphabetical order
Yorktown
Did we win or lose this battle? Why?
We won. The French army and navy helped.
Who was the governor of Spanish Louisiana. He helped the patriots by giving them military supplies like gunpowder, muskets, cloth, and medicine.
Bernando de Galvez
What year was the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
1776
What ended the Revolutionary War?
What year did THIS Treaty of Paris end the Revolutionary War?
1783 - another ended the French and Indian War on a different date.
Who said "Give me Liberty of Give me Death!"
What does that mean?
Patrick Henry - It means that freedom is worth dying for.