Wars of the American Revolution

Military Leader of the continental army?

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• John Hancock

• John Paul Jones

Author of the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

When was the Declaration of Independence made?

• July 4, 1776

• May 7, 1965

• April 4, 1974

• June 9, 1776

Francis Marion led Patriots who

• defected to the British side.

• burned down Loyalist cities.

• laid siege to British military camps.

• used guerrilla warfare against the British.

What pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine to raise morale at the end of 1776?

• Common Sense

• The Crisis

• The Mercenaries

• Sunrise in America

The colonists who wanted independence from Britain were called

• Patriots
• Loyalists
• Regulars
• Red Coats

Battle of Sullivan’s Island...

• This battle involved Andrew Pickens and militia men faking retreat, only so that Daniel Morgan could surprise the British with his troops.

• This battle was won with the help of a palmetto log fort, and the British ships getting stuck on sandbars. The patriots kept the British from taking Charles Town (Charleston).

• This battle involved a group of patriots surrounding a group of loyalists, who had only one British officer with them. They asked for surrender, but were not shown mercy by the patriots

• The patriots in this battle were led by Nathaniel Greene, and was the last major battle in South Carolina. It drove the British north, and out of the colony.

Siege of Charleston...

• This battle was a patriot loss. The British took over and occupied Charleston, trying to force colonists to become loyalists in the process.

• This battle involved a group of patriots surrounding a group of loyalists, who had only one British officer with them. They asked for surrender, but were not shown mercy by the patriots.

• This battle involved Andrew Pickens and militia men faking a retreat, only so that Daniel Morgan could surprise the British with his troops.

• This battle was won with the help of a palmetto log fort, and the British ships getting stuck on sandbars. The patriots kept the British from taking Charles Town (Charleston)

Battle of Cowpens...

• This battle was won with the help of a palmetto log fort, and the British ships getting stuck on sandbars. The patriots kept the British from taking Charles Town (Charleston).

• The patriots in this battle were led by Nathaniel Greene, and was the last major battle in South Carolina. It drove the British north, and out of the colony.

• This battle involved Andrew Pickens and militia men faking a retreat, only so that Daniel Morgan could surprise the British with his troops.

• This battle was a patriot loss. The British took over and occupied Charleston, trying to force colonists to become loyalists in the process.

Battle of Kings Mountain...

• This battle was a patriot loss. The British took over and occupied Charleston, trying to force colonists to become loyalists in the process

• This battle involved a group of patriots surrounding a group of loyalists, who had only one British officer with them. They asked for surrender, but were not shown mercy by the patriots.

• This battle involved Andrew Pickens and militia men faking a retreat, only so that Daniel Morgan could surprise the British with his troops.

• This battle was won with the help of a palmetto log fort, and the British ships getting stuck on sandbars. The patriots kept the British from taking Charles Town (Charleston).