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Leader of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
This is the location of "the shot heard round the world"
What is Lexington or Lexington and Concord?
These soldiers boasted they could be ready to fight in a moment's notice.
Who are minutemen?
This Treaty ended the American Revolution
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Nickname of the British soldiers because of their uniforms.
Who are redcoats or lobsterbacks?
This battle outside Boston ended with an American retreat because they ran out of gunpowder
What is the battle of Bunker Hill?
What a person was called who supported the cause of freedom
What is a Patriot?
Who are the Americans, colonists, or patriots?
This was the city where the Declaration of Independence was written
What is Philadelphia?
This was the leader of the Sons of Liberty
Who is Samuel Adams?
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
What a person was called who wanted to stay committed to the King
What is a Loyalist?
This key country allowed Americans to keep Cornwallis trapped in 1781
What is the France?
First person to sign the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Hancock?
Group led by Ethan Allen remembered for defeating the British at Fort Ticonderoga
Who are the Green Mountain Boys?
George Washington crossed the Delaware river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops at this place
What is Trenton, New Jersey?
A hired German soldier
What is a Hessian?
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781
What is Yorktown, Virginia?
2nd part of the Declaration of Independence
What is the Declaration of Rights?
This French 19 year old helped Washington with troops
Who is Lafayette?
George Washington and his troops spent a hard winter at this campsite in Pennsylvania
What is Valley Forge, Pennsylvania?
Type of warfare that was known as Hit and Run and was used to kill off the Native American scouts that were guiding the British. Starts with a G and sounds like an animal
What is guerrilla warfare?
The British played a song at the end of the war that said the world has done this
What is "turned upside down"?
Third part of the Declaration of Independence
What is the list of grievances/complaints?