People
Who was the commander-in-chief of the colonial army?
George Washington
Why did the capital move to Richmond
People were moving west
It was a more central location
To protect it from the British
What were people who supported the colonies in the war were called?
Patriots
What was the letter the colonies sent to the king saying they were forming their own country called?
The Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Where was the capital before it moved to Richmond?
Williamsburg
What were people who supported the King called?
Loyalists
What was the event where colonists threw snowballs at British soldiers and the soldiers shot 5 people?
The Boston Massacre
Who spied on the British for the colonists
James Lafayette
Who helped the colonists in the battle of Richmond
French soldiers
What new things did women do during the war?
Ran farms
Served as nurses
Joined the army
What did England ask the Colonists to do that made them upset?
Pay taxes
Who said "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
Patrick Henry
What treaty ended the war?
The Treaty of Paris
Which side did African Americans fight on?
Who gathered together in 1774 to discuss the future of the colonies?
The Continental Congress
What French commander helped train colonial soldiers?
The Marquis de Lafayette
Where was the final major battle of the war fought?
Yorktown
Which side did Native Americans fight on?
Both
Who did Britain fight for control of territory in North America in 1754
France