REVOLUTIONARY WAR ABC BOOK

A IS FOR ARNOLD BENEDIICT

• He was born Jan 14,1741, Norwich Connecticut and died on June 14 8101 in London
• He was the general of the revolutionary war

B IS FOR BOSTON MASSACRE

• This was an incident that was on March 5, 1770 and is known as the incident on King Street. The British Army soldiers killed 5 male civilians and injured six others.

C IS FOR CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

• There were three Continental Congress is. The Continental Congress is governing body that balances interests of the people.

D IS FOR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

• The Declaration of Independence as a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This document represents a primary resource and history of America

E IS FOR ETHAN ALLEN

• Ethan Allen was an American Revolutionary war patriot. He was known for one of the founders of Vermont. He captured Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary war.

F IS FOR FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

• French and Indian war took place on May 29, 1774. It was when the British, French and Native Americans fought for control of the large part of north America

G IS FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON

• George Washington was the first president for the United States. He was alsochosen to command the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

H IS FOR HENRY CAYENNE KNOX

• Henry Knox was a young colonel and he was sent by George Washington to get captured cannons. This was a hard job because the cannons were very heavy.

I IS FOR INTOLERABLE ACTS

• The intolerable acts Took place on 1774. It was when the laws passed by British Parliament to punish the people of Boston following the Boston Tea Party.

J IS FOR JEFFERSON THOMAS

• Thomas Jefferson was just dead president of United States, 1801-1809. He was also a member of the Continental Congress and the main writer of the Declaration of Independence

K IS FOR KOSCIUSKO, THADDEUS

• Kosciusko Thaddeus Born on 1746 and died on 1817. He was a Polish engineer who served in the Continental Army and designed a for sale Saratoga where Americans won a key victory

L IS FOR LOYALISTS

• Loyalists are colonists who remained loyal to the British During the American revolution.

M IS FOUR MINUTE MEN

• Minute men wear created in 1703. The minute men are colonial militia groups that could be ready to fight at a minutes notice.

N IT IS FOR NATHANE HALE

• Nathane Hale was a soldier in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary war. He volunteered to be a spy but later he got captured.

O IS FOR OHIO RIVER VALLEY

• The Ohio River Valley is a river in the East Central United States, which flows from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the Mississippi River and the Cairo, Illinois.

P IS FOR PAINE THOMAS

• Thomas Payne is the patriot writer who's pamphlet common sense, published in 1776, and convinced many Americans that it was time to declare independence from Britain.

Q IS FOR QUEBEC

• Quebec is the capital of The Canadian province of Quebec , and it is also the first French colony in the Americas.

R IS FOR REVERE PAUL

• Paul Revere was a patriot express rider and silversmith. He Road from Boston to Lexington on the night of April 18, 1775 warning people that the British soldiers were coming.

S IS FOR STAMP ACT

• The stamp act was law passed by Parliament in 1765 that taxed printed materials in the 13 colonies.

T IS FOR TREATY OF PARIS

• Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by her preventatives of King George the third of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783 ended the American Revolutionary war.

U IS FOR USA

• USA stands for United States of America and it is the country where the American Revolutionary war took place.

V IS FOR VALLEY FORGE

• Valley Forge is a site in south eastern Pennsylvania where is George Washington and the Continental Army camped during the winter of 1777 to 1778.

W IS FOR WILLIAM PRESCOTT

• William Prescott was born on 1726 and died and 1795. He was a patriot leader at the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.

X IS FOR EXTREME WINTERS

• George Washington and his troops had to go through very extreme weather in the revolutionary war.

Y IS FOR YORKTOWN

• Yorktown is a town in southern Virginia near Chesapeake bay, site of the last major battle of the American Revolution.

Z IS FOR ZEALOUS

• Zealous- the patriots were zealous in their fight. The American Revolutionary War was a start of a new world.