| A | B |
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| Thomas Jefferson | Primary Author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Abigail Adams | Wrote her husband John to include women's rights in the Declaration of Independence |
| John Hancock | Presided over Continental Congress, most noticeable signature on Declaration of Independence |
| General Burgoyne | "Gentleman Johnny", British General forced to surrender at Saratoga |
| Thomas Paine | Patriot author of Common Sense and The Crisis |
| Daniel Morgan | Led 500 highly skilled sharp-shooters, using guerrilla warfare, and target officers and Native scouts at Saratoga |
| General Cornwallis | British General surrendered at Yorktown |
| Admiral de Grasse | Commander of the French fleet at Yorktown |
| Baron Friedrich Von Steuben | Prussian officer who trained Washington's men at Valley Forge |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| Benedict Arnold | Patriot hero turned Loyalist and traitor |
| Iroquois (and the war) | split, 2 nations support colonists & 4 nations support Britain |
| Slaves (and the war) | fought for both sides, whoever offered freedom |
| Lexington & Concord | "Shot Heard 'Round the World", First battle of the American Revolution, shown in April Morning |
| Bunker Hill | "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." Americans retreat because they run out of ammunition, British win but suffer heavy losses |
| Trenton | Christmas night surprise attack led by General Washington across the Delaware River, Beat British and their Hessian mercenaries (hired German soldiers) |
| Valley Forge | Winter Camp in Pennsylvania, low point for Washington and his troops |
| Saratoga | Turning point in the war as France becomes American ally |
| Yorktown | Final battle, British surrender, help from French fleet |
| New York City (during the war) | Patriots outnumbered 2:1, British ships packed with cannons & gunpowder, Washington retreats (what is now Broadway), British set fire to city |
| New York State (during the war) | More loyalists than any other colony/state, 1/3 of all battles of war fought here, strategic location (middle colony) |
| Olive Branch Petition | document sent to King George III in an effort to restore peace |
| Prison Ships | 3,000 patriot POWs on HMS Jersey "Hell" - 9 out of 10 die, 12,000 patriots die over course of war, 3 times more than die in battle |
| Natural Rights/Unalienable Rights | life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| Treaty of Paris | document that officially ended the Revolutionary War |
| Neutral | not taking sides in a conflict |
| ally | friend or partner |
| Patriot | person who support the Revolution |
| Loyalist | person who did not support the Revolution and wanted to stay loyal to King |
| Parliament | British Government |
| Continental Congress | Colonial Government |
| John Locke | British Enlightenment thinker who says government has a "social contract" with the people and that we have "natural rights" to life, liberty, and estate |
| General Howe | British general who forces Washington's retreat from New York City |
