King of England at the time of America's War for Independence
King George III
Colony where the Boston Tea Party took place
What is Massachusetts?
Towns in Massachusetts where the first battles of the War took place
What are Lexington and Concord?
Money that people pay to help run the government
What are taxes?
Year in which the Boston Tea Party occurred
What is 1773?
Commander in chief of the colonial army
Who is George Washington?
Country the Hessians come from to help the British fight
What is Germany?
Place where the Americans showed the British that they would not be easily defeated
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
A person chosen by the people to make decisions for them
What is a representative?
What is 1775?
Massachusets soldiers who said they could fight at a minute's notice
Who are the Minutemen?
City that the Continental Congress met
What is Philadelphia?
Often called the Turning Point of the War
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
What is a massacre?
What is July 4, 1776?
Two men who warned the Colonists that the "British Are Coming!"
Who are Paul Revere and William Dawes?
Area of Pennsylvania did Washington's army stay during the harsh winter of 1777-1778
What is Valley Forge?
Fort that Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys took over from the British
What is the Battle at Fort Ticonderoga?
American colonists or remained loyal to England
Who are the Loyalists or Tories?
What is 1781?
British general who surrendered to George Washington
Who was General Lord Cornwallis?
Town in New Jersey where the American army overtook the Hessians on Christmas Day
What is Trenton?
Battle/Place where the British surrendered at the end of the war
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
American colonists who wanted America to be free from England's rule
Who are the Patriots?
Year in which the Treaty of Paris was signed officially ending the war and giving American independence from England
What is 1783?