People
Who was the leader of the continental army?
George Washington
Who was the king of England during the American Revolution?
King George III
What battle(s) do we refer to as the "shot heard around the world"?
Lexington and Concord
What document stated the colonists freedom from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
What was the first meeting called where 12 colonies sent delegates to discuss issues with Parliament?
1st Continental Congress
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who rode a horse throughout Boston to warn of the British army coming?
Paul Revere
What battle ended the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
What letter was sent to King George III trying to ask for a peaceful resolution?
Olive Branch Petition
What do we call the event when 50 sons of liberty dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
Who was a part of the committee of 5, and also was the lawyer for the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
Who was a leader of the Sons of Liberty and also planned the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
What battle led to a British victory because the patriots eventually ran out of ammo?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What article(s) did Thomas Paine write to try to convince the colonists that they needed freedom?
The Crisis and Common Sense
What do we call the event when British soldiers fired and killed 5 colonists outside of the Boston tax house?
Boston Massacre
Who was the German man that came to Valley Forge to help train the Continental Army?
Baron Von Steuben
Who was the 19 year old French man that came to America and became a general in the American Revolution due to his friendship with Washington?
Marquis de Lafayette
What is the Battle that led people to start questioning George Washington's leadership skills?
Battle of Long Island
Who was the first one to sign the declaration of independence?
John Hancock
What do we call the event where the Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence were created?
2nd Continental Congress
Who wrote the Olive Branch Petition?
John Dickinson
Who was the general that surrendered for the British at Yorktown?
Lord Cornwallis
What battle if considered the "turning point" of the war?
Battle of Saratoga
What document ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
What event started all of this (the American Revolution)?
French and Indian War