American Revolution Review Topics

 

 

 

Terms

Mercenaries (Hessians in particular)

Guerilla

traitor

 

 

Loyalist

Patriot

 

Battles/Events

 

Lexington & Concord “Shot Heard around the world”

Trenton

Princeton

Long Island

Saratoga: Why a turning point?

Winter at Valley Forge

Yorktown

 

 

Ticonderoga (Ethan Allen/Green Mountain boys/What happened with cannons captured by Patriots?)

 

Concepts

Roles of African Americans/Women

Help from foreigners (countries & people)

 

Clever tactics used by Patriots

 

Patriots v. British: Advantages of each side

 

Primary sources v. Secondary sources

7 Social Sciences

Fact v. Opinion

Cause & Effect

Role of Geography in the war

 

Loyalists v. Patriots: Point of View

 

Documents

 

Treaty of Paris

Common Sense: Author/Purpose/Effect

Declaration of Independence: Author/Main Ideas/Reactions

 

People

Benedict Arnold

George Washington

Thomas Paine

Thomas Jefferson

Ben Franklin

Cornwallis

Burgoyne

Deborah Sampson

Molly Pitcher

 

Second Continental Congress

Location

Steps towards peace

Preparation for war

Declaration of Independence