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| member of Second Continental Congress, moderate seeking reconciliation with Britain, wrote Letters from a Farmer in 1767 (eager revolutionary at the time) |
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| young VA planter at SCC, radical, drafted declaration justifying the taking up of arms |
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| English artisan, friend of Ben Franklin, wrote Common Sense as compelling case for complete independence |
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| wife of John Adams, exchanged letters throughout SCC with him, wanted to revolutionize the new country with other legal changes (women's rights) |
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| women who cooked, washed, and nursed the wounded of the army |
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| determination to attack Quebec in 1775 led to great loss of life, secretly passed information to British |
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| German mercenaries serving British |
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| British regulars, famous for bright red uniform |
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| loyal to Britain and didn't want to rebel, persecuted by patriots |
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| those who wanted to form their own country separate from Britain |
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| Battles of Lexington and Concord |
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| General Gage led redcoats to suspected ammunitions storage in Concord, slowed by colonial militia at Lexington and along the way back home, start of Revolutionary War |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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| created an army, declared war, and issued its own currency, essentially first government in America |
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| colonial army supported by militia, formed in 1775 and led by George Washingotn |
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| one of the bloodiest battles of the revolution, Charleston (MA), expensive British victory |
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| SCC drafted petition to the king, expressing loyalty to the monarchy and blaming problems on king's ministers and Parliament |
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| pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, made lively and compelling case for complete independence that was easy for all colonists to understand |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| SCC with Thomas Jefferson, signed on July 4th, NY approved on July 15th making it unanimous |
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| first decisive Continental victory against General Burgoyne (British) |
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| December 26, 1776, famous crossing of Delaware River to capture unsuspecting German soldiers |
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| winter headquarters during 1777 in PA, 2000 died and 200 deserted during terrible winter with little supplies |
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| winter headquarters during 1777 in PA, 2000 died and 200 deserted during terrible winter with little supplies |
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| winter headquarters during 1777 in PA, 2000 died and 200 deserted during terrible winter with little supplies |
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| colonials allied with French mainly for naval support, joined in once they started winning at Saratoge |
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| British forces abandoned New England and focused on South with valuable crops, falied |
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| French and Americans combined against English in final decisive battle of Revolutionary War |
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| ended Revolutionary War, gave west to French and recognized America as country, left Indians with nothing |
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