Important People
I was the commander and chief of the Continental Army. Later, I would become the first president of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
The first of the acts, I was a tax on sugar and other goods coming into the colonies
What was the Sugar Act?
George Washington and his men spent the Winter of 1777 here.
Where was Valley Forge?
This war started out in the colonies but would expand to last for several years and would be fought around the world.
What is the Seven Year War or the French and Indian War?
A traitor to the colonies. This man gave aid to the British when they attacked West Point.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
I wrote 14 drafts of the Declaration of Independence over a 2 week period of time.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This Act placed a tax on newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, legal documents, and playing cards.
What was the Stamp Act?
During the fighting at these two locations, the “Shot Heard Round the World” was fired.
Where were Lexington and Concorde?
This angered the colonist who were eager to expand their borders and explore their newly won land.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
I signed my name on the Declaration of the Independence large enough so that King George could see it without his glasses.
Who was John Hancock?
I was a leader of the Sons of Liberty. British soldiers tried to capture me but I was warned by Paul Revere.
Who was Samuel Adams?
This act taxed lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea.
What was the Townshend Act?
In front of the Old State House in this famous city, five colonists were “massacred”.
Where is Boston?
The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians when participating in this event.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
During this Battle, Commander Israel Putnam told his men “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.”
What was the Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill?
I wrote a pamphlet that gave many people the “Common Sense” to understand that we needed to break away from England.
Who was Thomas Paine?
The English government repealed all taxes except the one for this item. They also granted a Monopoly in selling this item to the East India Company.
What was the Tea Act?
On Christmas Day in 1776, Washington and his men crossed this river in order to capture 900 Hessians.
What is the Delaware River?
The Colonist defeat of the British at Saratoga was called this: a single event that causes important and dramatic change.
What is a turning point?
There were four groups of people during the war. The Patriots, the Loyalist, Neutrals, and these people who believed that the disagreement should be solved peacefully.
Who were pacifists?
I carried water to the troops and, when my husband was wounded, I took his place firing the cannon.
Who was Molly Pitcher?
After the Boston Tea Party, this series of acts was used against the people of Boston.
What were the Intolerable or Coercive Acts?
The Continental Army, with the help of the French, captured General Cornwallis and his men here. This essentially ended the war.
Where is Yorktown?
The British and the Colonist sent representatives to work out an agreement during this event.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
Delegates from the colonies met in 1775 during this event that would place George Washington in charge of the Continental Army.
What was the Second Continental Congress?