American Revolution Key Figures and Events

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and important figures and events related to the American Revolution, designed to help with exam preparation.

Margaret Corbin

A woman who fought in battle after her husband was hurt.

Mary Ludwig Hays

Also called Molly Pitcher, she helped soldiers by bringing water and fighting.

Friedrich von Steuben

A soldier who trained the American army to be better fighters.

Marquis de Lafayette

A French officer who helped the Americans.

Charles Cornwallis

A British general who surrendered at Yorktown.

Nathaniel Green

An American general who helped win battles in the South.

Daniel Morgan

An American officer known for smart battle tactics.

Inflation

Prices went up a lot during the war because of money problems.

Profiteering

Making a lot of money by selling goods at high prices during the war.

Saratoga

A big American victory that helped get support from other countries.

Treaty of Paris (1783)

The agreement that ended the war and said America was free.

Thomas Paine

Wrote 'Common Sense', a pamphlet advocating for colonial independence.

Richard Henry Lee

Urged the colonies to declare independence from Britain.

Thomas Jefferson

Wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Patriots

Colonists who wanted independence and believed in fighting for freedom.

Loyalists

Colonists who stayed loyal to Britain and didn't want independence.

Minutemen

Colonists who were ready to fight very quickly.

Boston Massacre

An event where British soldiers shot and killed some colonists.

Boston Tea Party

When colonists threw British tea into the water to protest taxes.

Intolerable Acts

Harsh laws the British made to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party.