causes
This act by put forth by the British forced Colonists to pay taxes on all imported goods from Britain.
Townshend Acts
In the battle of Saratoga, this man led the British soldiers.
Burgoynes
King George III closed off this water where?
Boston Harbor
These are small groups of men who were trained to go into battle
militias
The Battle of Brooklyn, N.Y.
August 27, 1776
This event involved Patriots raiding a British ship
Boston Tea Party
This nickname describes the British soldiers
Lobsterbacks or Redcoats
Where did Bunker Hill Take place
Breed's Hill
These colonists stayed true to their King
Loyalists
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse,
March 15, 1781
This man thought George Washington should lead the new American Army
John Adams.
This ocean was sailed by those traveling back and forth between Great Britain and the Colonies.
The Atlantic Ocean
When did the American Revolution begin?
April 19, 1775
The Battle of Brandywine
September 11, 1777
Massachusetts being taken over by Thomas Gage of Britain, the closing of Boston's port,what was this called
Intolerable Acts.
This man actually wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
What states was the war fought in?
The majority of the war was fought in New York, New Jersey, and South Carolina,
When did the American Revolution end?
September 3, 1783
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
April 19, 1775 —
In 1774, representatives from every colony except Georgia met at this gathering in Philadelphia.
First Continental Congress.
This African-American marched through town and told everyone that the war was going to start
Prince Estabrook.
Name 5 of the Orignal colonies
Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Georgia, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware.
What are patriots?
The colonists living in the British North American colonies who rebelled against the authority of the crown
The Siege of Charleston,
March 29, 1780