Important People
Important Battles
Reasons for the War
Vocabulary
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100
He was chosen to lead the continental army.
Who is George Washington.
100

The Continental Army was freezing and starving; Lafayette provides clothing and Von Steuben trains army




Valley Forge

100
This war (BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION) was very expensive, and King George decided the Americans should pay for it with taxes.
What is the French and Indian War
100
Someone who wants their own freedom and their own country
What is a patriot.
100

This group is remembered for defeating the British at Fort Ticonderoga.


Who are the Green Mountain Boys?

200
He was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
The first major English win in which they kept the colonists out of Boston. Both sides lost a great deal of soldiers.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill.
200
This was a tax on all printed goods in America
What is the Stamp Act
200
Someone who supported King George III
What is a loyalist.
200

This delegate from Massachusetts served on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence.


Who was John Adams?

300
He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston
Who is Samuel Adams
300
On December 25th, 1776, Washington and his men suprise attacked and defeated the Hessians at this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton.
300
This was the law that required colonists to allow British soldiers into their homes to eat and sleep.
What is the Quartering Act.
300
The document that stated America is their own free country.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
300

This former British Sea Captain became a hero to the American Navy.


Who was John Paul Jones?

400
He went to France to ask them for help. He also created the U.S. Postal Service and was part of the Continental Congress.
Who is Benjamin Franklin.
400
The turning point of the war, when the Americans start to take the lead.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
400
This was the event in which many Patriots boarded a British ship and destroyed all of the product on board.
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine stated that Americans need to stop fooling around and fight back against England!
What is Common Sense.
400
Which two countries offered help to America at the END of the war?
What are Spain and France.
500
He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock.
500
The final battle of the War in which England surrenders.
What is the Battle of Yorktown 1781.
500

At this meeting the Colonies decide to boycott all British goods until repealed and form a militia

1st Continental Congress

500
These were German soldiers that were hired by the British to fight during the American Revolution.
What are Hessians.
500
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
What is the Treaty of Paris.
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