Vocabulary
Someone who wants freedom from Britain
Name of event in which the Sons of Liberty threw chests of tea into a one particular harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party
First two battles of the American Revolution
What are Lexington and Concord
Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
What is 13- one per state
Someone who wanted to remain a British subject
What is a loyalist
Tax on paper goods, legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards
What is the Stamp Act
First major British win in which they kept the colonists out of Boston
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
Name of a famous traitor in the American Revolutionary War
Who is Benedict Arnold
A battle that significantly changes the advantage from one side to another, influencing the outcome of a war
Event in which British soldiers fired into a mob of enraged Colonists
What is the Boston Massacre
On December 25, 1776, George Washington and his men surprise attacked and defeated the Hessians at this battle
What is the Battle of Trenton
Prussian leader who helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge
Who is Baron Friedrich von Steuben
What region saw the most brutal fighting of the Revolutionary War
What are the southern colonies
A battle that directly leads to the end of a war
What is a decisive victory
Series of laws passed by the British government in response to the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
Turning point of the war, when the Americans start to take the lead
What is the Battle of Saratoga
Went to France to ask for them for help
Who wrote the Treaty of Paris
Who are Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay
A set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
What is a constitution
Which British act sparked outrage among American Colonists because of "taxation without representation"
The Sugar Act (1764)
Final battle of the War in which Britain surrenders
What is the Battle of Yorktown
Surrendered the British Army in Yorktown
Who is Charles Cornwallis
What is the Winter Encampment at Valley Forge