Dates
December 16th 1773
Boston tea party
Marked the start of the American war of independence
Lexington and concord
Ruled over Britain for 59 years
King George
These colonists stayed true to their King
Loyalists
In 1774, representatives from every colony except Georgia met at this gathering in Philadelphia.
First Continental Congress.
March 5 1770
Boston Massacre
Last major Battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation
Battle of yorktown
"The British are coming! The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place here
Breed's Hill
These are small groups of men who were trained to go into battle
militias
September 5th 1774
First continental congress
Hessian army was defeated by George Washington raid across the Delaware river
The battle of Trenton
Most infamous traitor in US history
Benedict Arnold
King George III closed off this water way as a means of punishment to the colonists
Boston Harbor
This group organized by John Adams led protests against the new taxes
the Sons of Liberty
March 22nd 1765
Stamp act
This battle sets the scene for an American military resurgence. With the loss of his western flank force, Cornwallis falls back into South Carolina, delaying his planned invasion of North Carolina.
The Battle of Kings Mountain
Writer of the pamphlet Common Sense
Thomas Paine
The name of the governing body of Great Britain
Parliament
This flamboyant man was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
March 23rd 1775
Patrick Henry "Give me liberty or give me death"
General Johnny Burgoyne, a British general close to General Howe, set out to isolate New England from the rest of the colonies by leading an army down a route of lakes where he would meet up with Howe’s troops. Howe had to lug a profusion of things while taking 3,000 mercenaries, 4,000 redcoats, and 1,000 Mohawk to the meeting place. There, Burgoyne found out that Howe would never come and was surrendered by Horatio Gates’ army. Then, Burgoyne had to surrender his battered army to Gates
Battle for Saratoga
Commanded patriot forces at bunker hill
William Prescott
What are all of the Colonies
The individuals who wrote the Declaration of Independence were called this
The Framers