Vocabulary
Who was the continental army?
The continental army was the colonists/American army.
Who lea the American Revolution?
George Washington
What Battle won the War?
Yorktown
Who led the Son's of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
Put a tax on tea and molasses.
What is the tea act?
What was the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre was the argument between the soldiers guarding the custom house and the crowd.
Who was the King of Great Britain at the time?
King George the 3rd
What was known as the turning point in the war?
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
July 4th, 1776 in New York
The date the stamp act was passed?
What is 1765
Who are the loyalists?
The loyalists are the people who are loyal to the king.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What Battle Weakened the British and lead to their loss.
Battle of Guilford Court House
Who went to France for help?
Benjamin Franklin
The date the Quartering Act was passed.
What is 1765?
What is the stamp act?
The stamp act was the law stating that the colonists had to pay for the stamps printed on the taxable paper items.
Who was the leader of the British forces?
General Charles Cornwallis
What battle won the British the capital of PA
Valley Forge
What is the treaty of Paris?
The treaty that ended the war.
The date of the Boston tea party.
What is 1773
Who are the Hessians?
The Hessians are the German soldiers who were hired by the British king.
Who was the overall commander of the American army?
General Nathanael Greene
What was the first Battle and who won?
Lexington and Concord, America
Who was the French guy who came to train our people?
Baron Freidrich Von Steuben
The date of the battle of Lexington and Concord.
1775