famous people
commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and first president
George Washington
The battle that ended the American Revolution.
Yorktown
the first state
Delaware
a document that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence,
Direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper
The Stamp Act
He was best known for his famous declaration, "give me liberty or give me death,
Patrick Henry
This battle that took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in New Jersey.
Battle of Trenton
the state where the war first started
Massachusetts
47 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine made in 1775
common sense
the act that taxed on molasses
sugar act
he was nicknamed the swamp fox
Francis Marion
On April 19 1775, the famous 'shot heard 'round the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What was the state where Washington was born
the state where the Washington was born Virginia.
ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.
Treaty of Paris
The act that had British soldiers staying in the colonists houses
Quartering Act
He was a founding father of the United States, helped draft the Constitution, and the first secretary of the treasury.
Alexander Hamilton
a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold and captured the fort's small British garrison.
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The 3 States the 13 colonies gained control of
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio.
national government composed of a Congress, which had the power to declare war, appoint military officers and sign treaties.
Articles of Confederation
The result of the Boston tea party
Intolerable Acts
king George
Battle that was fought on December 31, 1775, between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders.
Battle of Quebec
BONUS
What do the British call the Revolutionary War
established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens
United States Constitution
The act passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies
Townshend Acts