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American colonists who wanted independence from England were called
Patriots
American colonists who remained loyal to the king of England were called
Tories or Loyists
a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
channel
I was the President of the Second Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
American colonists sometimes called the British soldiers what two names
Lobster-backs, redcoats
Americans proved they were hard to beat here.
Bunker Hill
The Hessians were defeated here on Christmas.
Trenton
Where a river begins
Source
What day is considered flag day? The day that George Washington presented the new American Flag.
June 14, (1777)
The British surrendered to the Americans here.
Yorktown
What treaty ended the War for Independence?
The Treaty of Paris
Patrick Henry
Who said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
The battle at this place was the turning point of the war.
Saratoga
Who said "We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or to die."
George Washington
I was the leader of the British army who surrendered to George Washington at the end of the war.
General Cornwallis
Who said "I have not yet begun to fight."
John Paul Jones
By capturing three forts on the frontier, my men and I secured the Northwest Territory for America.
George Rogers Clark
What Scotsman was determined to help the American Navy be successful?
John Paul Jones
The Continental Army spent a hard winter here.
Valley Forge
a part of an ocean that reaches into the land, generally with a narrower opening than a bay
gulf
The German soldiers hired by the king to fight the Americans were called
Hessians
an inland body of water that is usually fresh
lake
land deposited at the mouth of a river
delta
The men prepared to fight at a minute's notice were called
minutemen