People
American diplomat who helped secure French support for the Revolution. TWO PEOPLE
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
Site of the first battles of the American Revolution in 1775.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First African American woman to publish a book of poetry, supported the Revolution through her writing.
Phillis Wheatley
Indigenous people who had varying alliances during the Revolution, often supporting the British due to fear of losing their land.
Native Americans
Document declaring American independence from
Britain, signed in 1776.
Author of the influential pamphlet "Common Sense" advocating for independence.
Thomas Paine
Turning point of the Revolution where the American victory convinced France to ally with the U.S.
Battle of Saratoga
Wife of George Washington and First Lady during the Revolution. Helped at camps, donated her own money.
Martha Washington
Many enslaved people were promised freedom by the British if they fought for the Crown during the Revolution.
African Americans
Non-combatants, such as women and children, who followed the army during the Revolution.
Camp Followers
French aristocrat who fought for the American cause and became a trusted general. Led troops at the Battle of Yorktown.
Marquis de Lafayette
General Morgan defeated the British at this battle with his strategic, "front line, rear line" tactic.
Battle of Cowpens
Group of women who supported the Revolution by boycotting British goods and producing homemade items
Daughters of Liberty
German mercenaries hired by the British during the Revolution
Hessians
Winter encampment where Washington's troops endured hardship but were trained by von Steuben.
Valley Forge
African American spy who served the Continental Army by gathering intelligence during the Revolution.
James Armistead
Washington's surprise victory over the Hessians after crossing the Delaware River in 1776.
Battle of Trenton and Princeton
Prussian military officer who trained American troops at Valley Forge.
Von Steuben
King of Great Britain during the American Revolution. Taxed the colonists in response to the French and Indian War.
King George III
The 1783 agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.
Treaty of Paris
Author of the Declaration of Independence and future third President of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
Final major battle of the American Revolution, leading to British surrender.
Battle of Yorktown
First President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief during the Revolution.
George Washington
The British general who famously surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown, effectively ending the American Revolution.
General Cornwallis
Colonial militia who could be ready to fight at a minute’s notice during the Revolution.
Minutemen