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American Revolution (8th Grade)

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  • Turning point battle where allies joined in the war
    Saratoga
  • Enlightenment Philosopher who believed the people were entitled to unalienable rights
    John Locke
  • Date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
    July 4, 1776
  • Father of the U.S Navy beat the British in the war at sea
    John Paul Jones
  • 1st major win after Washington crosses the Delaware River to surprise attack the Hessians
    Trenton
  • Main writer of the Declaration of Independence
    Thomas Jefferson
  • Leader of the Sons of Liberty
    Samuel Adams
  • Commander of the Continental Army
    George Washington
  • First battles of the Revolutionary war
    Lexington and Concord
  • Battle that gave colonies hope to fight the British even when they were beaten 3X
    Bunker Hill
  • Treaty that ended the American Revolution
    Treaty of Paris 1783
  • Two countries that became allies to the American colonies
    France and Spain
  • Disease that killed 200+ soldiers at Valley Forge
    Small Pox
  • Rights known as Unalienable ---
    Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
  • Document that declared the colonies free from British control on July 4th, 1776
    Declaration of Independence
  • Last major battle of the Revolutionary War
    Yorktown
  • Frenchman who was an ally to the colonies
    Marquis De Lafayette