Who Am I?
I was picked by the Second Continental Congress to lead the American army during the Revolutionary War.
George Washington
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this memorable day -
July 4, 1776
The Sons of Liberty practiced Civil Disobedience in Boston Harbor at this big event in December, 1773.
The Boston Tea Party
We have to pay stupid taxes that were passed by Parliament without our consent! This is Taxation without ______________ !
Representation
Henry Knox & Washington used cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to drive the British out of this city -
Boston
I wrote one of the earliest historical accounts of the American Revolution.
Mercy Otis Warren
The Declaration of Independence was written and adopted in this city -
Philadelphia
I was the first colonist to die for the cause at the snowy Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
The King stabbed us in the back when he refused to let us settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains in this royal decree -
Proclamation of 1763
(Proclamation Act)
What weather event helped Washington and his men escape from Long Island?
Fog on the East River
(Fog)
I'm called the Father of the American Navy, because I whooped up on the British in sea battles.
John Paul Jones
Thomas Jefferson used THIS TERM to describe the natural rights of man in the Declaration of Independence.
Unalienable Rights
George Washington said his army would either "starve, dissolve or disperse" because of the conditions HERE during the Winter of 1777-1778.
Valley Forge
These Americans sided with the British during the Revolution! They opposed Independence and the War!
Loyalists
Why is the American victory at Saratoga considered to be the Turning Point of the American Revolution?
The victory convinced the French to form an alliance with the United States against the Britsh.
I pretended to be a runaway slave so I could spy on the British and pass on information to Lafayette.
Armistead, James Armistead
He has quartered armed troops among us ...
He has denied us trial by jury ...
These are examples of ______ listed in the Declaration.
Grievances against King George III
Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night and surprised THIS GROUP at Trenton the next morning.
The Hessians
The British used THIS ECONOMIC SYSTEM to make us buy their products at high prices to help them pay the debt from the French & Indian War.
Mercantilism
This group of sea warriors blocked Cornwallis and his men from escaping from Yorktown.
The French Navy
I surrendered my army to Washington at Yorktown, and Britain had to recognize American independence.
Lord Cornwallis
(General Cornwallis)
This body of delegates approved & adopted the Declaration of Independence.
The Second Continental Congress
I served in the Prussian Army before signing up to train Washington's men at his bitterly cold winter camp.
Baron Von Steuben
We had to call for a Continental Congress to discuss how to deal with THESE PUNISHMENTS for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
His use of strategic retreat drew the British away from their supply lines and Loyalist support along the coast of the South.
Nathanael Greene