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