Important Leaders
This person was the primary draftsman of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The battle that forced the British to surrender and delcared America's true independence (colonists won battle)
Battle of Yorktown
The winner of the American Revolution
America (the colonies)
An act made by the British that was passed on the colonists for tax on all printed documents
The Stamp Act
This country helped to build our nation. They built houses for us as well.
Norway
The person who famously quoted, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
The capturing of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Ticonderoga
The name of the people who wanted to stay true to Britain (not fight for independence)
Loyalists
An important document written by Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence
This country decided to aid the colonies when the Americans won the Battle of Saratoga
France
The first president of the United states and the commander/cheif of the Continental Army
George Washington
This battle officially started the American Revolution in 1775
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The name of the treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War
The Treaty of Paris
A confrontation where the british shot and killed several colonists after being harrased by them
The Boston Massacre
This country provided materials for the colonists during the war
Netherlands
The negotiator of the "Treaty of Paris"
Benjamin Franklin
A battle fought during the Seige of Boston
Battle of Bunker Hill
The two countries that fought during the American Revolution
England and America (the colonies)
The protest where 342 chests of tea imported by the British were thrown into the harbor
This country secretly provided gunpowder, money, and various other supplies for the colonies
Spain
This person wrote the book "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
A fight against the British and Colonists over control of Quebec City (British won)
Battle of Quebec
The name of the people who wanted to break away from British rule (fight for independence)
Patriots
Punitive laws passed by the British to the colonists for punishment over the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
This country provided Hessians that the British bought off
Germany