Names
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
First battle of the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
Sugar Act
The army of the 13 Colonies:
Continental Army
British general during the French and Indian War
George Washington
Leader of Britain during the Revolutionary War.
King George III
Territory the French and Indian War was fought over.
Ohio River Valley
A 1765 tax placed on paper products, including newspaper, books, stamps, and parchment.
Stamp act
I alerted residents in Lexington and Concord that "The British are coming!".
Paul Revere
Most famous traitor of the American Revolution
Benedict Arnold
First signer of the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
Most important river in North America.
Mississippi River
This act required colonists to possibly house British soldiers if there was not enough room for soldiers in the barracks.
Quartering Act
Nickname given for Continental Army soldiers who could be ready ASAP.
Minutemen
Issue the colonists had with the British (phrase).
No Taxation Without Representation!
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Final battle of the American Revolution
Yorktown
A tax in 1767 placed on paper, lead, glass, and tea among other products.
Townshend Acts
The main weapon used by both British Soldiers and the Continental Army
President of the Second Continental Congress.
John Hancock
First person killed during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
The Continental Army crossed this river to fight the British in the Battle of Trenton on Christmas Night 1776.
Delaware River
Series of four acts placed on Boston following the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
Nickname given to the British Army (Not Redcoats).
Lobster-backs
Name of the fort established in French Territory that started the French and Indian War.
Fort Necessity