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A
Adams, Abigail: advice on government; death of; letter to John Adams
Adams, John: death of; Declaration of Independence and; election of; peace with Thomas Jefferson; quoted; reply to Abigail Adams’ advice; trip to France; walk with Samuel Adams
Adams, Samuel: Boston Massacre and; escape of; “glorious morning” of; marching chant and; Paul Revere’s warning for; personal history of; Stamp Act and; state elections and; walk with John Adams
Allen, Ethan: death of; FortTiconderoga and; introduction to; as prisoner of war
American Revolution: casualties of; end of; expense of; first shot of; start of; turning point of
American troops: casualties in; version of April 19, 1775
André, John; Benedict Arnold and; capture of; theft of Benjamin Franklin’s belongings
April 18, 1775
April 19, 1775
Armistead, James: Charles Cornwallis and; freedom granted to; as a slave; as a spy
Arnold, Benedict: as British general; death of; escape of; Horatio Gates and; Peggy Shippen and; quoted; recovery of; reputation of; West Point and
Attacks, surprise
Attucks, Crispus: death of
B
Bamford, William
Bangs, Isaac
Barker, John (quoted)
Barrett, Amos
Battle of Bunker Hill, The; British casualties on
Battle of Saratoga, The
Battle of Trenton, The
Bear meat
Blockheads, The (play)
Bonhomme Richard (ship)
Boston: British retreat from; Massacre; Tea Party
Boston Massacre: Samuel Adams and
Boston Tea Party
Boycotts
Breed’s Hill: seizing control of
Bridge fight
British imports: boycott of; Tea Party and
British troops: casualties of; compared to Continental Army; entertainment and; food and; retreat from Boston; southern strategy of; surrender of; surrender on Serapis; version of April 19, 1775
Brown, Peter
Brown, Tarleton
Buckman’s Tavern
Bunker Hill: battle of; British casualties on; seizing control of
Burgoyne, John: bet on American Revolution; death of; as “Gentleman Johnny,”; new war plan and; as a playwright; as prisoner of war; quoted
Burgoyne Surrender, The
C
Casualties: at Battle of Saratoga; at Bunker Hill; at the North Bridge
Clarke, Jonas
Clinton, Henry
Clinton, Henry: letters to Charles Cornwallis
Colonists: tax and; Women’s rights and
Common Sense (pamphlet)
Concord: British march from; military supplies in
Continental Army: compared with British troops; creation of; Declaration of Independence and; food and; hygiene and; need for powerful ally
Continental Congress: Intolerable Acts and; meetings of
Continental Navy: French ship donation
Cornwallis, Charles
Count de Grasse
Count de Rochambeau
Cresswell, Nicholas
D
Davis, Hannah
Davis, Isaac: death at North Bridge; introduction to
Dawes, Billy
de Berniere, Henry
December 16, 1773,
Declaration of Independence: approved by Congress; British reaction to; decision to sign; drafting of; introduction and main parts of; read to Continental Army; slaves and
Delaplace, Captain
Delaware River: crossing of; Henry Knox and
Diamond, William
Digby, William: quoted
Dorchester Heights
du Motier, Marie Jean Paul Joseph Roche Yves Gilbert. See Marquis de Lafayette
E
Emerson, William
Entertainment: British troops and; Deborah Sampson and; John André and
Estabrook, Prince
F
Feltham, Jocelyn
Femmetia
Flatbush
Food: British troops and; Continental Army and; lack of
FortTiconderoga
Foster, Edmund
France: Franklin’s trip to; as possible ally; U.S. Treaty with
Franklin, Benjamin: Declaration of Independence and; feelings about independence; rescue of library; secret codes and; secret mission of; sickness and death of; surrounded by spies; theory of colds
Fraunces Tavern
French and Indian War
French Army
G
Gage, Thomas: as British Commander; quoted; secret orders of; sound judgment of; version of April 19, 1775
Garrick, Edward
Gates, Horatio
“Gentleman Johnny.” See Burgoyne, John
Germain, George: quoted
German soldiers: as “Hessians,” ; rented by King George
Gerry, Elbridge: hanging joke and
Glover, John
“Granny Gates.” See Gates, Horatio
Green, William
Green Mountain Boys
Greene, Nathaniel: geographical advantage and; quoted
Greenwood, John: and German sword; quoted
Grenville, George: plan of
Griffitts, Hannah
H
Hale, Nathan: hanging of; story of
Hamilton, Alexander: as architect of government; death of; debate with Henry Knox; Washington’s apology to
Hamilton, William
Hancock, John: death of; escape of; “glorious morning” and; as governor of Massachusetts; marching chant and; marriage of; Paul Revere’s warning for; Stamp Act repeal and; taxes and
Harrison, Benjamin: hanging joke and
Haynes, Josiah: death of; as oldest man to fight
Hays, Mary Ludwig: as famous Molly Pitcher
Heddart, Francis
Henry, Patrick: death of; family life of; slaves of; speeches of
Hessians: defined
Hewes, George
Howe, John
Howe, William: Dorchester Heights and; plan to lead army from New York; Washington’s concern with
Hull, William
Hunter, Martin: quoted
Hygiene: of Continental Army
I
Imports: boycott of
Intolerable Acts: Continental Congress and; defined
J
Jefferson, Thomas: death of; Declaration of Independence and; peace with John Adams; as politician; slaves of
Johnson, Samuel: slaves and
Jones, John Paul
July 4, 1776
K
King George: Boston Tea Party and; new war plan of; rental of German soldiers; statue of; surrender and
King Louis XVI: French and Indian War and; quoted; treaty with United States
Knox, Henry: as cannon expert; debate with Alexander Hamilton; Delaware River and; emotions at end; as Secretary of War
“Kos.” See Kosciusko, Thaddeus “Kos”
Kosciusko, Thaddeus “Kos,”
L
Lamb, Roger: quoted
Lanterns: secret signal and
Laurie, Walter
Lee, Charles
Liberty (ship)
Livingston, Robert: Declaration of Independence and
Log cabins: construction of
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth: lantern signal and
Lowell, John: Paul Revere’s warning for
Loyalists: defined
M
Malcolm, John
March 17, 1776
Marching chant: of British soldiers
Marquis de
Lafayette
Martin, Joseph Plumb: as author; decision to enlist; quoted; as Steuben’s soldier; watch on water
Meriam’s Corner
Minutemen: defined; numbers of
Molly Pitchers
Monmouth
Montagu
Mount Vernon
Munroe, William
N
Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier, A (Paine)
Native Americans
New Jersey
Newman, Robert
North, Frederick: quoted
North Bridge: march on
Northern Army
O
October 7, 1777
October 17, 1781
October 19, 1781
“Old Woman, The.” See Gage, Thomas
Oliver, Andrew
P
Paine, Thomas: death of; personal history of; writing talent of
Parker, John
Patriots: defined
Pearson, Richard: quoted
Pendleton, Edmund
Percy, Hugh
Phelps, Noah
Pitcairn, John: quoted
Poland: help from
Poor, Enoch
Prescott, Samuel
Prescott, William: Breed’s Hill and
Princeton: victory at
Privateer: defined
Q
Queen Charlotte
Quincy, Dorothy: Paul Revere’s warning for; quoted
R
Rahl, Johann “The Lion,”
Rawdon, Francis: quoted
Reed, Martha
Regulars: defined
Revere, Paul: mission of; as silversmith; spy ring and
S
Salmon
Sampson, Deborah: service of; stage show of
Saratoga: battle of
September 3, 1783
Serapis (ship)
Seven Years War
Sherman, Roger: Declaration of Independence and
Shippen, Peggy: Benedict Arnold and; John André and
Shippen, William: quoted
Shurtleff, Robert
Slaves: Declaration of Independence and
Smith, Francis
Smuggling: to avoid taxes
Soldiers: deserting
Somerset (ship)
Sons of Liberty: birth of; gathering in Boston Harbor; tea party and
Southern strategy: of British troops
Spies: Benjamin Franklin and; in Boston; James Armistead; Nathan Hale and
Stamp Act. See also Grenville, George: defined; repeal of
Stamp agents
Stormont, David
Surrender: of British troops
“Swamp Fox, The.” See Brown, Tarleton
T
Tarring and feathering
Taxes: Colonists and; on tea
Taylor, Daniel
Tea: tax on
Tea duty
Tea Party
Thacher, James: quoted
Townshend Acts: introduction of; repeal of
Traitors: punishment for
renton: battle of; march to
V
Valley Forge: casualties at; march toward
Van, Charles
von Riedesel, Frederika
von Riedesel, Friedrich
von Steuben, Friedrich
W
Waldo, Albigence: quoted
Walker, Patrick
Warren, Mercy Otis
Washington, George: anger at troops; apology to Alexander Hamilton; death of; dreams of military heroism; introduction of; letter to Martha Washington; love poetry of; named Commander; plan to win; as President; right arm of; slaves of; winter of 1777,
Washington, Lund
Washington, Martha
Weather: and historical events
Weedon, George: quoted
Wheeler, Richard
White, Hugh: Edward Garrick and
Wilkinson, Eliza
Williams, Otho
Women: lack of rights
Wood, Sylvanus: quoted
World Turned Upside Down, The (song)
Y
Yorktown: entrapment at; map of
Steve Sheinkin
During many years spent writing American history textbooks, Steve Sheinkin filled fat files with all the amazing stories and surprising quotes that texbook editors would never let him use. Now he is finally using all that material to write history books that kids will actually want to read. He has also written Which Way to the Wild West?, which relates the breathtaking adventure of America’s westward expansion, and Two Miserable Presidents, the amazing and terrible tale of the Civil War. Steve lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and daughter.
Tim Robinson
Tim Robinson’s work has graced the pages of many children’s books and appears regularly in major newspapers and magazines. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, with his wife, Marguerite, and their two sons, Wyatt and Luke.
Notes
1 pronounced like “draft”
2 supply
3 spark
4 protective wall
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