1776.
The Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence in
The goal of the First Continental Congress was to
state the concerns of colonists to the king.
the Declaration of Rights was drafted.
As a result of the First Continental Congress,
Battle of Lexington
The first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
What inspired many colonists to support independence from Britain?
Thomas Jefferson
The main author of the Declaration of Independence?
The idea that the colonies had the right to break away from Britain was based on the Enlightenment idea of the
social contract.
Loyalists.
Colonists who chose to side with the British.
soldiers
Among colonists, which group made the greatest contribution to the war effort?
The British offered freedom
to any slave who served in their army.
The Patriots gained the support of France and Spain.
After the battle of Saratoga
He was nicknamed "the Swamp Fox
Francis Marion
The Battle of Yorktown
the last major battle of the American Revolution.
Southern Patriots were known for:
swift hit and run attacks.
The colonists' rebellion against Britain became a full-scale revolution when
the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence.
General Washington successfully used the tactic of surprise at the battles of
Trenton and Princeton.
Mary Ludwig Hays
Molly Pitcher
mercenaries
hired foreign soldiers
Patriots
colonists who chose to fight for independence
Loyalists
colonists who sided with the British during the Revolution
Redcoats
colonists' term for British soldiers