The Revolutionary War American Patriots British Soldiers Patriot Politicians Battles Won by Patriots Battles Won by British

American Patriots Championed women’s interests – her husband was John Adams.

ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS ABIGAIL ADAMS

American Patriots Delegate to Paris to work out treaty to end war.

ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS Benjamin Franklin

American Patriots Hero at Long Island – teacher from Connecticut – spy as a Dutch schoolteacher – they hanged him.

ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS Nathan Hale

American Patriots Leader of the Continental army. He resigned after the war.

ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS George Washington

British Soldiers Came back to America in 1777 to command an army that was directed to enter New York via Canada.

ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS General John Burgoyne

British Soldiers British general who previously had served under Generals Howe and Clinton. He surrendered to American forces at Yorktown.

ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS General Charles Cornwallis

British Soldiers Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in North America In His troops suffered Heavy casualties at Lexington.

ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS Sir Thomas Gage

British Soldiers Members of a northern German tribe. These men were hired by the British to fight against the Americans.

ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS Hessians

Patriot Politicians Delegate to Paris to work out the treaty to end the war. He was also a member of the Second Continental Congress and later a President of the United States of America.

ANSWER – Patriot Politicians John Adams

Patriot Politicians Not a politician but the wife of a Patriot soldier who took his place in battle after he died. She was from Pennsylvania.

ANSWER – Patriot Politicians Margaret Corbin

Patriot Politicians Primary author of The Declaration of Independence. He later became the fourth President of the United States of America.

ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS Thomas Jefferson

Patriot Politicians Delegate to Paris to work out the treaty to end the American Revolutionary War.

ANSWER – Patriot Politicians John Jay

Battles Won by Patriots Battle in Vermont on Aug. 16, 1777, in which the Green Mountain Boys (under Stark) Defeated Burgoyne and his Hessians. It encouraged the Patriots to campaign against Burgoyne.

ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots Bennington

Battles Won by Patriots October 17, 1777, battle in which Patriot General Gates defeated British General Burgoyne (and 5800 of his men). It was the turning point of the war. The European nations then realized That the Patriots might win.

ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots Saratoga

Battles Won by Patriots Washington and Lafayette surrounded Cornwallis (with 7500 Hessians) on land and sea. The British surrendered. It was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.

ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots Yorktown

Battles Won by Patriots January 3, 1777, battle where Washington defeated Cornwallis in New Jersey in Which the United States recovered New York in ten days. The British retreated to New York City.

ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots Princeton

Battle Won by British British General Burgoyne (with 28 ships and 7400 men) won this battle by stationing a cannon on a peak over the fort. The Patriots withdrew to fight another day.

ANSWER – Battle Won by British Fort Ticonderoga

Battle Won by British North Carolina, March 15 to May 1781, battle where the British forced the U.S. forces to retreat. A costly loss for American General Greene and a great victory for General Cornwallis.

ANSWER – Battle Won by British Guildford Courthouse

Battle Won by British Washington was defeated by British General Howe who had 15,000 troops on September 26, 1777 in Pennsylvania.

ANSWER – Battle Won by British Philadelphia

Battle Won by British August 16, 1780 battle that the British won but could not control the area. The British were led by Cornwallis.

ANSWER – Battle Won by British Camden