American Revolutionary War:

Second Continental Congress

In July 1775, the ________ released the "Olive Branch Petition, "which professed American loyalty to the king and begged to the king to stop future hostilities.

Patriot militias

________ did a good job of winning the "hearts and minds "of the colonists.

Thomas Paine

________ released a pamphlet called Common Sense in 1776.

George Washington

________, along with Rochambeau's French army and Admiral de Grasse, cornered Cornwallis.

Washington

On December 26, 1776, ________ crossed the Delaware River to surprise and capture 1, 000 Hessians in Trenton.

Ben Franklin

________, John Adams, and John Jay negotiated the peace terms with Britain.

John Paul Jones

________ is known as the father of the navy.

Admiral de Grasse

________ joined the Americans in an assault of Cornwallis via the sea.

Patriots

During the War of Independence, the Loyalists were called "Tories "and the ________ were called "Whigs ..

George Rogers Clark

________: conceived the idea of capturing the British forts located in the Illinois country in 1778- 1779.

Thomas Jefferson

________ was appointed to draft up the Declaration of Independence.

American Revolution

The ________ was a minority movement.

Ethan Allen

In May 1775, a small American force lead by ________ and Benedict Arnold captured the British garrisons at Ticonderoga and Crown Point.

General Benedict Arnold

________ turned a traitor against the Americans in 1780.

British

In January 1776, the ________ burned the town of Norfolk, Virginia.

1776

In ________, General Washington and his men were overpowered by the British at the Battle of Long Island.

General Nathaniel Greene

________ succeeded in clearing most British troops out of Georgia and South Carolina.

General Burgoyne

________ was forced to surrender his entire command at Saratoga on October 17, 1777 to American general Horatio Gates (Burgoyne's Blunder)

Thomas Paine

________ called for the creation of a new kind of political society, specifically a republic, where power flowed from the people themselves.

Second Continental Congress

The ________ met in Philadelphia in 1775.

From April 1775 to July 1776, the colonists were mixed in their feelings for independence

some voiced a desire to mend differences, while others raised armies to fight the British

The Patriots were numerous where Presbyterianism and Congregationalism flourished

mostly in New England

George Rogers Clark

conceived the idea of capturing the British forts located in the Illinois country in 1778-1779

Privateering

when privately owned and crewed vessels were authorized by a government during a wartime to attack and capture enemy vessels, men, cargo, etc; it diverted the enemy's manpower from the main war effort; it brought in needed gold, harassed the enemy, and raised American morale by providing victories in a time when victories were few