Vocabulary
The ruler of a country
What is a king?
The tax on sugar against the colonies
What is the Sugar Act
The first battle of the war. "The shot heard around the world"
Battle of Lexington and Concord
A fight to the death between groups of people
The tax on paper against the colonies
What is the Stamp Act
British victory, however they suffered multiple deaths
Battle of Bunker Hill
The nickname of soldiers who fought for freedom from Britain
What are patriots
Colonists dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor
The turning point of the War, colonist victory
Battle of Saratoga
The nickname given to British Soldiers
What are redcoats
The unarmed killing of 5 colonists in downtown Boston
What is the Boston Massacre
What country helped the United States about halfway through the war
What is France
The document that gave the U.S. their freedom from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence
The man chosen to lead the Continental Army after the wat started
Who is George Washington
The final battle of the war. Lead to the British surrender. (Battle was located in Virginia)
What is the Battle of Yorktown