Events of the American Revolution

Congressional leaders feared that if New York fell without a fight, it would hurt American morale, so they sent troops there under the leadership of

The local militias in the colonies fought differently than the Continental Army, using a kind of fighting called

On the night of December 25, 1776, George Washington led approximately 2,400 men across the icy

On October 19, 1781, approximately 8,000 British troops marched out of ____________________ and laid down their weapons, ending the last battle of the war.

____________________ became the first country to recognize the United States as an independent nation.

a special unit of militia in the town of Concord

Americans who backed Britain

pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that attacked the monarchy

created by each colony to communicate with the other colonies about British activities

place of an astonishing American victory and a turning point in the Revolutionary War

winter quarters for the Continental Army

led the most famous small militia unit in the South