Treaty of Paris
Battle of Yorktown
Continental Army
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Mercenaries
Battle of Bunker Hill
Second Continental Congress
The British surrender to George Washington and this became the last major battle of the revolution.
Battle in New York that was a major turning point in the war. It was the greatest victory at that point for American forces.
Peace agreement that ended the war of independence in which Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
Army created from the Massachusetts militia by the Second Continental Congress that included soldiers from all colonies who would carry out the fight against Great Britain.
Document that announced the colonies split from Great Britain, written by Thomas Jefferson. The main arguments were that people have unalienable rights, including the rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Early battle in the war for Independence in June of 1775. The patriots lost, but proved they could take on the Redcoats.
Soldiers that fought not out of loyalty, but for pay.
Written by Thomas Paine, this pamphlet argued that citizens should make laws, not kings and queens.
After King George III refused to address the concerns listed in the Declaration of Rights, delegates from 12 of the colonies meet again to show their dissatisfaction with Great Britain and created the Continental Army.
Important Patriot victory in New Jersey in which American soldiers took 900 prisoners as George Washington took the enemy by surprise in 1776.
