Key People- Washington Side: Patriot Contribution: Commander-in-Chief of colonial military Attacked at Trenton by surprise Inoculated troops from small pox at Valley Forge Received formal surrender from British at Yorktown Presided over later Constitutional Convention

Key People- Cornwallis Side: British Contribution: Second-in-Command to General Henry Clinton of British forces Made the decision to move his troops to Yorktown, Virginia Forced to surrender after attacked from all angles

Key People- John Paul Jones Side: Patriot Contribution: Nicknamed “Father of the American Navy” Famous quote “I have not yet begun to fight” during a fight with the British ship Serapis Greatest success in international waterways with his ships Ranger and Bonhomme Richard

Key People- de Lafayette Side: Patriot Contribution: French military leader who offered his services to the American military Came up with the plan to attack Cornwallis at Yorktown Later went back to France and fought for democracy there during the French Revolution

Key People- von Steuben Side: Patriot Contribution: Former Prussian military captain who volunteered his services to Washington Trained American troops at Valley Forge His drills and tactics were used in future American wars Wrote: Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States

Key People- Arnold Side: Patriot then British Contribution: Responsible for American victory at Saratoga Later made an arrangement with Great Britain to turn over the American fort at West Point in exchange for an officer role in the British military Word of his treachery re-energized the American war effort

Key People- Richard Henry Lee Side: Patriot Contribution: He was the one who called for the motion in the Second Continental Congress to declare war on Great Britain- called the “Lee Resolution” A lot of his ideas appeared in the Declaration of Independence

Key People- King George III Side: British monarch Contribution: Claimed the colonies had “virtual representation” as citizens of Great Britain Refused to acknowledge the Olive Branch Petition Sent representatives to Paris to end the American Revolution and grant the colonies independence