Battles
What country did Ben Franklin convince to join after the colonists won the Battle of Saratoga?
France
Why did the British army cross the Atlantic Ocean to travel to Lexington and Concord?
To refuse to buy British goods
Second president of the United States
John Adams
What would happen to American colonists if they were caught by British soldiers?
Killed or placed in British prisons
Which battle was not planned? And what did the British soldiers want to seize?
Lexington and Concord
The event where ______ traveled to Lexington and Concord to warn colonists that the British were coming.
Paul Revere's Ride
To trade an item with someone
Example: Farmers _________ with Great Britain clothing items, instead of helping General George Washington's army.
Barter
Patrick Henry
Who won the Battle of Saratoga?
Continental Army
Which battle is known as "The shot heard around the world?"
Lexington and Concord
Event where the Sons of Liberty dressed like Native Americans and dumped gallons of tea into the Boston Harbor.
Another word for the army or military
Militia
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
King George III punished the colonists by given them the following act:
Intolerable Acts
In which battle did Benedict Arnold help win?
5 people were killed at this event that broke out in Boston
Boston Massacre
To go against the government
Example: The colonists committed ________ against King George III.
Treason
Known as the world's greatest traitor
Benedict Arnold
Leader of the British army/ surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown
Charles Cornwallis
Which battle ended the American Revolution?
Yorktown
What are some examples of how Ben Franklin protested?
By placing political cartoons such as Join or Die in the Pennsylvania Gazette
What is a casualty?
Example: The British army had 267 casualties.
Wounded or killed
Continental leader and first president of USA
George Washington
Who did Paul Revere help protect from getting arrested by the British army?
Samuel Adams and John Hancock