American Revolution Names and Terms
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching item on the line next to each number.
1. Washington
A. A city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
2. Mercenary
B. French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution
3. Saratoga
C. 3rd President of the United States
4. LaFayette
D. A friendly nation
5. John Paul Jones
E. American naval commander in the American Revolution
6. Lexington
F. Capital of the state of New Hampshire
7. Concord
G. Town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was
8. Paul Revere
H. American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride to warn the colonists in Lexington
9. Ally
I. A historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News
10. John Hancock
J. A person hired to fight for another country than their own
11. Jefferson
K. A battle during the American Revolution
12. Yorktown
L. The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca
13. New York
M. American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress
14. Camden
N. One of the British colonies that formed the United States