Places
where did Bunker hill happen?
Boston / Charlestown
who won the battle of Trenton?
America
who was the person that started the Boston tea party?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the tea act
A tax on tea to save the East India Company from bankruptcy
define redcoat
a British soldier
where did George Washington live
Virginia
what was the outcome of the Battle of Monmouth
It was a draw
who was the king of England/ Great Britain
King George the third
What was the stamp act
an act on all paper goods
define skirmish
a small and short battle
where did the revolution start?
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
who fought in the French and Indian war
Great Britain and France/ Native Americans
who was the leader of the sons of liberty
Samuel Adams
who created all the acts
the British parliament
define privateer
a person that attacks British boats
what continent is Great Britain
Europe
where was the Declaration of Independence made
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
what was the name of the person who gave water to overheated soldiers
Mary Ludwig Hays or Molly Pitcher
What is the Quartering Act
A act that required citizens to house British soldiers
define Hessians
a German soldier
what was the battle of yorktown
The final major battle of the American revolution
what was the most common way people died during the battle of Monmouth
overheating
what did James Caldwell do to save the battle of Morristown
he used hymn books to use as wadding because American soldiers ran out of powder to pack the cannons
what is the townshend act
a series of laws passed by parliament taxing things like lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea
define minutemen
a volunteer soldier that is ready at all times