The Patriots knew that if they could gain control of Breed’s Hill, they could use cannons to fire down on the British in Boston. The Patriots lost the battle but successfully killed many British soldiers.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

The Battles of ____________________ and __________________ sparked the Revolutionary War.

Jefferson's political ideas were influenced by the ______________________, a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly.

Jefferson was inspired by Enlightenment thinker ___________ _____________, who believed that people have natural rights—rights that belong to them simply because they are human.

Basic rights of the people that may not be taken away.

On Christmas Day 1775, Washington crossed the Delaware River to surprise Hessian soldiers. The Continental Army defeated the British at the ________________________.

American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution. Due to this victory, France agreed to help the Americans with ships, soldiers, supplies and money against their long-time enemy, Britain.

During the Winter of Valley Forge, hunger, disease, and cold took the lives of 2500 of Washington’s men that winter. A volunteer from Prussia named ____________________________ drilled soldiers, taught them how to use firearms, and created a more disciplined army.

Last major battle in the American Revolution. Nathaneal Greene army came up from the south, while George Washington’s army came down from the north, and the French navy blocked the harbor by sea. In 1781, this American victory in Virginia that forced the British to surrender

This document ends the American Revolution, and recognizes the former British colonies as an independent nation.

American intellectual, inventor, and politician was sent to France to ask for military aid and a loan during the American Revolution