Revolutionary War Flashcards
Virginia lawyer and war advocate
Patrick Henry
Polish general who helped the colonists
Count Pulaski
General who captured Montreal in 1777
Richard Montgomery
Sea captain who took the war to Britain
John Paul Jones
December 17 - 1773 raid
Boston Tea Party
“The Scribe of the Revolution”
Thomas Jefferson
First battle of the U.S. Revolution
Battle of Lexington
Lawyer who defended British soldiers of the Boston Massacre
John Adams
Battle that decided the U.S. Revolution
Yorktown
Revolution Pamphlateer and Common Sense author
Thomas Paine
Colonists who favored the British
Torries
George Washington’s command
The Continental Army
General who defeated Burgoyne
Horatio Gates
Colonial officer - father of Robert E. Lee
Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee
British-German mercenaries during the revolution
Hessians