People
This man designed the engraving about the Boston Massacre that was spread around the colonies as Propaganda
Paul Revere
This battle was launched on Christmas morning as a surprise attack
Battle of Trenton
This protest was a result of the Tea Act and the British Monopoly on Tea
Boston Tea Party
Defended the British Soldiers after the Boston Massacre in a court room
John Adams
Name of a colonist who wanted Independence
Patriot
This man was the commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Battle of Yorktown
This event halted westward movement of colonists, angering them
Proclamation of 1763
The leader of the American Navy who was often considered a Pirate
John Paul Jones
Name of a colonist who wanted to remain with Britain
Loyalist
This man was from France and was a trusted aide to General George Washington
Lafayette
The British began to raise taxes on the colonists after this war
French and Indian War
This rallying cry became the core reason the colonists were mad about taxation
No Taxation without Representation
Disguised herself as a man to fight against the British
Deborah Sampson
This location is where Patriot forces endured a winter of terrible suffering
Valley Forge
This man from Prussia trained the continental army at Valley Forge
Friedrich von Steuben
These battles started the Revolutionary War
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This act put taxes on glass, tea, paint, and other goods
Townshend Acts
Disguised himself as a Dutch School teacher to spy on the British; eventually was caught and hanged
Nathan Hale
A local fighting force that is designed to just protect the town or village that the soldiers are from
Militia
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This battle sparked foreign countries to come help the Patriots
Battle of Saratoga
This event was the first bloodshed of the British/Patriot conflict that angered many colonists
Boston Massacre
Leader of the Patriots at Saratoga, but eventually was a traitor and defected to the British.
Benedict Arnold
This economic policy was set up by Britain that required them to gain gold, sell goods, and acquire colonies.
Mercantilism