HISTORY 1
The 2 patriots that rode on horsback to warn the militia that the British were coming to Concord
Paul Revere and William Dawes
The Battles of Lexington and Concord began the American Revolution which was called
the shot heard around the world
The second continental Congress made ______ the commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
King George did this to the Olive Branch PEtition
Refused to Read the document
The beginning of the Constitution is called
The Preamble
The Battle of Bunker Hill ACTUALLY took place on _______ Hill.
Breed's Hill
The amount of times the British attacked the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill
three
Dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes! is a famous quote from the BAttle
Bunker Hill
Wrote the Declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
The first capital of the states was
New York
The Battle of Trenton took place on ______ in 1776
Christmas Day
During the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army crossed the _____ River to reach New Jersey
Delaware River
The soldiers at the enemy camp referred to as the Hessians were from this country
Germany
The Battle of Saratoga was considered a _____ in the Revolutionary War
the turning point
The number of branches in the US federal government
Three(executive, judicial, legislative)
When British soldiers fired into a crowd and killed five colonists, it became known as
The Boston Massacre
NAme two items taxed by the Stamp Act
Newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, dice, wills
The Sugar Act and the Stamp Act upset the colonists for this specific reason
Taxation without Representation
When a group of colonists disguised as Indians dumped 342 chest of tea into the Boston Harbor, it became known as
The Boston Tea Party
The amount of colonies during the American Revolution
Thirteen
These countries came to the aide of the Americans
Spain, the Netherlands, and Russia
During the winter of 1777, the Continental Armywas forced to stay at ______, Pennsylvania after the British captured Philadelphia
The ________ Navy blocked the Yorktown harbor so the British could not be rescued by their ships
French
This general surrendered on Oct 19th 1781 but did not attend the ceremony
Cornwallis
The first state to ratify the Constitution
Delaware