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Winning Revolution

5th grade social studies

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Second Continental Congress American leaders that had to make very important decisions
Philadelphia place where the Second Continental Congress met
Continental Army army with soldiers from all 13 colonies
John Adams patriot leader during the American Revolution
George Washington Commander-in-cheif of the Continental Army
John Hancock patriot leader and president of the Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition letter sent to King George III by the Second Continental Congress
Thomas Paine patriot and person who published Common Sense
Richard Henry Lee member of the Second Continental Congress who urged for independence
Declaration of Independence document saying that the 13 colonies are independent from Great Britain and why and if the government abused the rights of the people, they should be able to make their own government.
Thomas Jefferson main writer of the Declaration of Independence
traitor person who works against his or her country
Ethan Allen leader of the Green Mountain Boys
Green Mountain Boys group of Vermont soldiers
Fort Ticonderoga fort on Lake Champlain
Henry Knox patriot leader who brought captured cannons to George Washington
mercenaries soldiers who are from one country but are paid to fight for another
Nathan Hale patriot hanged for being a spy
Trenton capital of New Jersey
John Burgoyne British general defeated by American forces at Saratoga
Thaddeus Kosciusko Polish engineer who served in the Continental Army
Saratoga fort in northeastern New York
Battle of Saratoga American victory over British troops
Benedict Arnold successful American general but joined the British as a traitor
Peter Salem patriot who fought in the Battle of Saratoga
James Armistead patriot who spied for the Americans
Prince Hall minister who fought in the Continental Army
Martha Washington wife of George Washington who helped in the war
Mary Ludwig Hays patriot known for her brave service on the battlefield
Deborah Sampson woman who disguised herself as a man to fight as a patriot
Phillis Wheatley African American poet who was the first to publish a poem
Valley Forge where George Washington and his army camped
Friedrich von Steuben German officer who trained American soliders
Marquis de Lafayette French solider who joined Washington's staff
Bernardo de Galves Spanish Governor of Louisiana and ally of the patriots
Savannah port city off the coast of Georgia
Francis Marion militia leader in the south nicknamed "Swamp Fox" for his surprise attacks on the British
Fort Vincennes fort located in present-day Vincennes, Indiana
George Rogers Clark leader of a small patriot force
John Paul Jones patriot navy leader
Nathanael Greene patriot general during the Revolution
Charles Cornwallis commanding general of the British army
Yorktown town in southeastern near Chesapeake Bay
Treaty of Paris treaty signed in 1783 that officially ended the Revolution
Who named George Washington the leader of the American army during the American Revolution? John Adams, John Hancock and Congress
Why did Congress send King George III the Olive Branch Petition? In this petition, congress told the king that American colonists were still loyal to Britain and that war could be avoided if the British government would give the colonist greater freedom to govern themselves.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what are three "unalienable rights?" Unalienable means it cannot be taken away - life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Why were the signers of the Declaration of Independence considered traitors? What was the punishment? Signing the Dec of Ind was considered an act against England, punishable by hanging.
Why was Washington's victory at Trenton important for the Americans? Because it gave new hope to many anguished, defeated Americans.
Name a way women contributed to the war effort? supporting the soldiers, giving the food and water and helping to nurse them. Deborah Sampson even fought in disguise.
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