Revolutionary War Vocabulary (VUS.4)

Symbolic of the rivalry in Europe, this war resulted in the temporary end to French land claims in North America

• Revolutionary War

• French and Indian War

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

In this war, the Americans won their independence from Great Britain and based ideas of government on the Social Contract

• Revolutionary War

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired here

• French and Indian Wars

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

This was the turning point of the Revolutionary War, as this victory convinced France to become an ally

• French and Indian Wars

• Revolutionary War

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

The British surrender came here, as Cornwallis was trapped between American forces and the French fleet

• French and Indian Wars

• Revolutionary War

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

I was the Enlightenment philosopher who advocated the Social Contract and the idea that people have natural rights

• JOHN LOCKE

• THOMAS PAINE

• THOMAS JEFFERSON

• PATRICK HENRY

I advocated independence from England in my pamphlet, "Common Sense".

• John Locke

• THOMAS PAINE

• THOMAS JEFFERSON

• PATRICK HENRY

I was not only the primary author to the Declaration of Independence, I also bought the territory west of the Mississippi from France.

• John Locke

• THOMAS PAINE

• THOMAS JEFFERSON

• PATRICK HENRY

As a Virginian, I supported the patriot cause when I stated, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

• John Locke

• THOMAS PAINE

• THOMAS JEFFERSON

• PATRICK HENRY

I was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary war, and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention.

• GEORGE WASHINGTON

• BEN FRANKLIN

• THOMAS JEFFERSON

• PATRICK HENRY