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On this day, British soldiers shot and killed 5 people in Boston, Massachusetts
What is the Boston Massacre
This battle is where General Cornwallis surrendered and ended the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Yorktown
Famous for his "Midnight Ride"
Who is Paul Revere
The 13 colonies gained this from England after the American Revolution ended
What is American independence
This type of warfare was used heavily throughout the American Revolution
What is guerilla warfare
342 chests of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act
What is the Boston Tea Party
These battles kicked off the American Revolution
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord
This person signed their name larger than anyone else on the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Hancock
5 years after the war ended, this was ratified as the supreme law of the land
What is the Constitution
This disease killed more soldiers than battle itself
What is smallpox
This war caused the British to raise the taxes on the colonists
What is the French and Indian war
What is the Battle of Saratoga
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Benjamin Franklin
When this document was signed, it ended the American Revolution
What is the Treaty of Paris
The famously accurate rifle helped the American colonists win the war
What is the Kentucky or long rifle
This book on American Independence was written by Thomas Paine
What is Common Sense
Even though the Americans lost at this battle, they proved they could hold their own against the British
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
American lawyer who defended the British troops from the Boston Massacre
Who is John Adams
This revolution was inspired by the American Revolution in 1787
What is the French Revolution
This man regretted only having one life to give for his country
Who is Nathan Hale
There were 5 intolerable acts, Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Quartering Act and...
What is the Administration of Justice Act
First offensive victory for the American's
What is the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
This female poet was famous for her pamphlet leading up to the revolution
Who is Mercy Otis Warren
After the war, the defects of this led to the making of the constitution
What are the Articles of Confederation
This future founder of the U.S. treasury was General Washington's aide-de-camp
Who is Alexander Hamilton