the 13 colonies
how many colonies were there
13
how did we defeat the British
by Guerrilla warfare
Who was appointed commander in chief of the continental army
George Washington
were did the Boston tea party take place
Boston harbor
who made the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the first British colony in America
Virginia
what lead to the American revolution starting
Boston tea party and the Boston massacre.
Name the famous navy man who fought the British at sea
John Paul Jones
where did Baron Steuben train Washington's troops at?
Valley Forge
when was the declaration of independence made?
June 11th,1776
What did the colonists think they would find in Jamestown
Gold
What did the 1st continental Congress decide to do against the British?
Called for a massive boycott of British goods.
Who was largely responsible for helping the Americans on the frontier?
George Rogers Clark
Where did the Boston Massacre take place?
Massachusetts bay
where was the Declaration of Independence signed
Pennsylvania
What did colonies start the process of ending
slavery
What was the battle to which was the turning point in the war
Saratoga
Who started the free African society
Richard Allen
where did the Christmas surprise attack on the Hessian army across the Delaware river take places at?
Trenton
what are the 5 parts of the Declaration of independence?
preamble,Our rights,Acts of the king, We Tried and we are free.
What were the African-Americans offered by both the British and the American colonists?
freedom
why did the British want to move late in the war to the south
there were more loyalist in the south and the Patriots did not have as strong as a foothold
Who sued for her freedom in a Massachusetts court and won?
Elizabeth Freemen
Yorktown
what was the Declaration of Independence?
the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based