Important People
What delegate from Virginia encouraged colonists to fight for independence from Britain in support of the Patriot cause?
Patrick Henry
Among the list of 10 resolutions included in the Declaration of Rights, one was to
ensure the colonists’ right to “life, liberty, and property.”
Battle at Lexington
First battle of Revolutionary War
Redcoats
What are the results of the 1783 Treaty of Paris?
Great Britain recognized the US as independent from it; Treaty also set America's borders and America was about to trade and settle west of the original 13 colonies.
Marquis de Lafayette
How did the Second Continental Congress delegates work together to make decisions?
They were not unified in their choices but were open to compromise
Last major battle of Revolutionary War
Who led the battle of Yorktown on the British side? (and made a fatal mistake!)
The colonists felt they had the right to break away from Great Britain because the British did not follow the social contract.
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
First Continental Congress drafted what document?
Declaration of Rights
Battle of Saratoga
was a turning point for the Patriots
Who signed on with the British Army because they believed the British would win and were strong trading partners?
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
inspired colonists to draft the Declaration of Independence because it made them understand the wrongs being done
Who was a major leader in the Revolutionary War battles?
George Washington
The rejection of the Olive Branch Petition led to the meeting of?
The Second Continental Congress
Valley Forge
was a difficult time for the Continental Army, which lacked protection and supplies.
Who signed on with the British Army because they were promised their freedom?
Slaves
Who was the leader of Spanish Louisiana who brought troops together to seize British trading posts up to Florida?
Bernardo de Gálvez
The Declaration of Independence did not address the rights of
Native Americans, Women, Slaves
The Battle of Trenton was different from previous battles because?
The Patriots went on the offensive, attacking the British (mercenaries) traveling in the night while the British rested from the holiday celebrations.
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as
Loyalists