Match the following items. ! 1. breed's hill ethan allen 2. seized fort ticonderoga nathan hale 3. mercenaries from germany george washington 4. common sense hessians 5. declaration of independence john paul jones 6. commander-in-chief of the continental army george rogers clark 7. "i only regret that i have but one life to lose for my country." thomas paine 8. american traitor battle of bunker hill 9. "i have not yet begun to fight." benedict arnold 10. secured the western lands thomas jefferson

1.       Battle of Bunker Hill - was clashed on June 17, 1775, through the Siege of Boston in the early phases of the American Revolutionary War.

2.       Ethan Allen - He is best known for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War.

3.       Hessians - They were the 18th century German auxiliaries.

4.        Thomas Paine – He made the pamphlet, Common Sense

5.       Thomas Jefferson – He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the major writer of the Declaration of Independence.

6.       George Washington – He was commissioned as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775. 

7.       Nathan Hale – He was an American soldier and infiltrator for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

8.       Benedict Arnold – He was a general throughout the American Revolutionary War.

9.       John Paul Jones – He was the United States' first famous naval commander in the American Revolutionary War.

10.   George Rogers Clark – During the American Revolutionary War, he became the highest position in the American military officer on the northwestern border.

lincoln declared that slavery should not be allowed to spread into the new states, and of course this angered the south at the time.