The American Revolution:
Revolution: "The overthrow of a system of government and the setting up of a new or different system of government"
The 13 colonies:
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia
Other Names:
Revolutionary War
When:
The American Revolution lasted from 1775 - 1783
Important People:
Samuel Adams:
Thomas Jefferson: Wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
George Washington: 1st president of the United States. He was a soldier from Virginia. He was leader of the Continental Army.
Thomas Payne:
Patrick Henry: A patriot and famous speaker. "Give me liberty or give death!"
Paul Revere: Made a famous "midnight ride" to warn the colonists that the British were coming to attack them.
Marquis de Lafayette: He was a rich Frenchman who fought on the side of the Patriots.
Deborah Sampson: She was a woman who dressed like a man to fight with the Patriots during the revolution. She was discharged from the army when they found out she was a woman.
Thomas Jefferson: Wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
George Washington: 1st president of the United States. He was a soldier from Virginia. He was leader of the Continental Army.
Thomas Payne:
Patrick Henry: A patriot and famous speaker. "Give me liberty or give death!"
Paul Revere: Made a famous "midnight ride" to warn the colonists that the British were coming to attack them.
Marquis de Lafayette: He was a rich Frenchman who fought on the side of the Patriots.
Deborah Sampson: She was a woman who dressed like a man to fight with the Patriots during the revolution. She was discharged from the army when they found out she was a woman.