4.06 & 4.09 American Revolution Battles and Declaration of Independence Review

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Declaration of Independence

1776 - Document that declared independence from England

Battle of Saratoga (1777) - New York

1777 - Turning point of the American Revolution. After this battle, the French decided to help the U.S. THE PATRIOTS WON

Valley Forge (1777-1778) - Pennsylvania

1777-1778, Washington and his men have a brutal winter. The French become an ally and Friedrich Von Steuben and Marquis De Lafayette (both French men) train them to become a real army

Thomas Paine

Author of Common Sense, which urged colonists to declare independence from Britain

Thomas Jefferson

Author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd president

Battle of Yorktown (1781) - Virginia

October 19, 1781 - Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. It was an American victory and forced the British to surrender.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

the 3 Unalienable Rights that were listed in the Declaration that all humans receive from birth

Paul Revere

He rode through Boston on his horse to let the colonists know "the British are coming."

Patrick Henry

"Give me liberty or give me death!" He said this in a speech about the fight for independence

Battle of Lexington and Concord (April 18, 1775) Massachusetts

"The Shot Heard Round the World"- The first battle of the American Revolution THE PATRIOTS WON

Treaty of Paris (1783)

(1783) peace agreement that ended the American Revolution. America officially gained independence

July 4th, 1776

Declaration of Independence was signed

George Washington

First President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

John Hancock

First person to sign the Declaration of Independence

Battle of Bunker Hill (June 15, 1775) - Massachusetts

June 15, 1775 - Battle of the Revolutionary War; it was near Breed's Hill, Massachusetts; Americans built forts atop the hill and were forced to retreat; THE BRITISH WON

King George III

King of England during the American Revolution

Continental Army

The American army during the American Revolution

All men are created equal and have rights

Two truths that were listed in the Declaration as being self-evident


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