The American Revolution

Honors US History

Loyalists/tories

Colonists who remained loyal to Britain

Continental Army

Colonists

King George

King of Britain and all British territories

When was the **French and Indian War**?

1754 - 1763

French and Indian War

Battle over the Ohio River

Which **Treaty of Paris** ended the French and Indian War?

1763

When was the **Proclamation Line**?

1763

Proclamation of 1763

Prohibited colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains

Thomas Jefferson

The father of the Declaration of Independence

The Preamble

Introduction

Declaration of Natural Rights

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

List of Grievances

List the colonists’ complaints against Britain (27 total)

Resolution of Independence

Declares that the colonies are free from Britain

Signers

Declared that they, as representatives of the colonies approved the document and signaled the beginning of the American Revolutionary War

American Diplomats

Ben Franklin and John Adams

When and where was **Valley Forge**?

1777 - 1778 (6 months), Pennsylvania

Valley Forge

Considered the lowest point in the American Revolution

Marquis de Lafayette

France diplomat

Baron von Steuben

Helped to train troops with Washington in Valley Forge

When and where was the **Battle of Trenton**?

Christmas of 1776, New Jersey

When and where was the **Battle of Saratoga**?

1777, New York

Battle of Saratoga

Which battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?

When and where was the **Battle of Yorktown**?

1781, Virginia

Battle of Yorktown

French and colonists surround British troops led by Cornwallis

Which **Treaty of Paris** that ended the American Revolution?

1783