Battles
The "shot heard round the world"
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord
This war was very costly to the British, though they won it, resulting in them raising taxes on the colonies
What is the French and Indian War
Commander of the Colonial Army
Who is George Washington
This country ruled the American colonies for around 150 years leading up to the American Revolution
What is England
This act passed a tax on all printed documents in the colonies
What is the Stamp Act
This battle was fought on a hill, not the one it's named after, and was a British victory, but very costly.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
Act that raised taxes on sugar and molasses
What is the Sugar Act
German mercenaries who were hired by the British to fight for them during the American Revolution
Who are the Hessians
A famous "tea party" was held here where patriots dumped several ship loads of tea into the harbor
What is Boston
Written in 1776, and approved on July 4th, to declare the causes of separation of the colonies from England
What is the Declaration of Independence
After crossing the Delaware on Christmas night, Washington's forces captured over 900 Hessian mercenaries here.
What is the Battle of Trenton
Gave England control over the colonists monetary system
What is the Currency Act
The wife of founding father and 2nd US president John Adams who fought for equality for women and the abolition of slavery
Who is Abigail Adams
This country was an important ally to the American colonies
What is France
A secret group of colonists formed to protest the British
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Two battles fought in the fall of 1777, the 2nd ending in an American victory. The result was a major turning point in the war, because this influenced the French to ally with the colonists.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
This act placed new taxes on glass, lead, paint and tea
What is the Townshend Act
She was the only female member of Washington's spy ring
Who is Anna Strong
Washington camped his men here over the winter of 1777, where some 2,000 of his men died.
What is Valley Forge
Commander of the British forces, who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, ultimately ending the war
Who is Lord Cornwallis
What is the Battle of Yorktown
The colonists were angry about the acts and taxes being passed on them without any of their own members in the British Parliament. They called this "___________"
What is "taxation without representation"
Credited as the first person killed for the American Revolution
Who is Crispus Attucks
Washington crossed this river with his forces on Christmas night in 1776 to surprise attack the Hessians at Trenton
What is the Delaware
Because of his popularity in France, this writer and inventor helped to convince the French to ally with the American colonies
Who is Benjamin Franklin