Founding Fathers
This Virginia planter became commander of the Continental Army.
George Washington
These first battles of the Revolution occurred in April 1775
Lexington and Concord
This 1765 act taxed printed materials such as newspapers and legal documents
The Stamp Act
This document declared independence on July 4, 1776.
The Declaration of Independence
This traitorous American general plotted to surrender West Point.
Benedict Arnold
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Washington's surprise crossing of this river led to victory at Trenton.
The Delaware River
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest this company's monopoly.
The British East India Company
This philosopher's ideas about natural rights influenced the Founders
John Locke
This silversmith made a famous engraving of the Boston Massacre
Paul Revere
This elder statesman helped secure French support during the war.
Benjamin Franklin
This 1777 victory convinced France to ally with the Americans.
The Battle of Saratoga
These punitive laws passed after the Boston Tea Party were called this by colonists.
The Intolerable Acts
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine sold over 100,000 copies.
Common Sense
These German mercenaries fought for Britain.
The Hessians
He authored "Common Sense," encouraging independence.
Thomas Paine
British General Cornwallis surrendered here in 1781
Yorktown
This slogan summarized colonial objections to British taxation
Taxation without Representation
The phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" appears was written in the Declaration and explained by who?
Thomas Jefferson
This woman, sometimes called "Molly Pitcher," reportedly carried water and manned a cannon at Monmouth.
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley (Molly Pitcher)
This delegate from Massachusetts became the second U.S. president and defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
Daily Double
This Prussian officer trained Continental troops at Valley Forge
Baron Von Steuben
This 1774 gathering in Philadelphia coordinated colonial resistance.
The First Continental Congress
This peace treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
The Treaty of Paris
This Revolutionary War naval captain famously declared, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
John Paul Jones