Revolutionary War

Patriotic group established in 1765........................................... Sons of Liberty
Street clash on March 5, 1770................................................ Boston Massacre
Lawyer who defended British soldiers of Boston Massacre................ John Adams
December 17, 1773 raid....................................................... Boston Tea Party
Patriot who captured Fort Ticonderoga........................................... Ethan Allen
Organization of patriots founded by Ethan Allen ...........The Green Mountain Boys
Battle of Monmouth heroine........................................................ Molly Pitcher
Revolution Common Sense author.............................................. Thomas Paine
“The Scribe of the Revolution”............................................... Thomas Jefferson
Prussian advisor to George Washington................................ Baron von Steuben
Polish general who helped Colonists........................................... Count Pulaski
Pole who aided in the Battle of Saratoga............................ Thaddeus Kosciusko
French aide to George Washington....................................Marquis de Lafayette
Colonial officer, father of Robert E. Lee Henry .................(Light Horse) Harry Lee
Federalist Papers (85 essays) author.................................. Alexander Hamilton
Patriot spy caught and hanged..................................................... Nathan Hale
Colonial ambassador to France............................................. Benjamin Franklin
Colonists who favored the British.......................................................... Tories
General who defected to the British......................................... Benedict Arnold
Major who defected to the British.......................................... Major John Andre
Virginia lawyer and war advocate................................................. Patrick Henry
Sea captain who took the war to Britain.................................... John Paul Jones
South Carolina “Swamp Fox”...................................................... Francis Marion
British-German mercenaries.............................................................. Hessians
George Washington’s command............................................. Continental Army
First battle of the war........................................................ Battle of Lexington
Second battle of the war ..................................................... Battle of Concord
Battle near Boston, 1775 ................Battle of Bunker Hill (fought on Breed’s Hill)
Battle leading to the fall of Philadelphia......................................... Brandywine
General who captured Montreal in 1777.............................. Richard Montgomery
“Mad” Colonial general........................................................... Anthony Wayne
Colonial victory that brought French into the war................................. Saratoga
British general who surrendered at Saratoga, 1777...................... John Burgoyne
General who defeated Burgoyne................................................. Horatio Gates
Battle that decided the war...........................................Battle of Yorktown, VA
General who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown .............Charles Cornwallis
Treaty ending the war............................................................. Treaty of Paris