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This man was selected to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This man was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
These five laws were considered unacceptable by the colonists, and led to the First Continental Congress in 1774.
What are the "Intolerable Acts?"
This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts in 1775.
What is the Battle of Lexington & Concord?
This city was where both Continental Congresses were held.
What is Philadelphia?
This famous scientist spent the American Revolution in France, convincing the French to join the fight against Britain.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This man, a lawyer from Boston, raised money for the Revolution with his wife Abigail, then worked as a diplomat in France.
Who is John Adams?
What is the Stamp Act?
This battle saw George Washington cross the Delaware River to capture over 900 Hessian mercenaries in New Jersey.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
The most famous protest in American History. Colonists, angry at the Tea Act, did it in 1774.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This man was King of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Who is King George III?
This young man, great with money, became George Washington's right-hand-man during the Revolution.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
These laws put taxes on pain, glass, tea, and paper.
What were the Townshend Acts?
This battle turned the tides of the war, and convinced the French that the Continental Army could win if given the chance.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The Declaration of Independence said all men had these three rights.
This young Frenchman became a general in Washington's army at just 18 years old.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
This slave worked as a spy in the American Revolution, and was instrumental in helping Washington and the French win in the Siege of Yorktown.
Who is James A. Lafayette?
What is the Quartering Act?
The final battle of the Revolutionary War, where Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
What is the Siege of Yorktown?
This tactic means not buying anything from a certain country or company. The colonists used this when Britain put taxes on stamps and tea.
What is a "boycott?"
This Prussian general helped train Washington's troops to be an effective fighting force. He is considered the "father of the United States Army."
This man was in charge of the British forces in North America, and was tasked with capturing George Washington and the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Charles Cornwallis?
This law, also known as the "Murder Act" allowed British officials to be tried in Britain for crimes committed in the colonies.
What is the "Administration of Justice Act?"
The largest battle of the war, fought in modern-day Brooklyn, New York. It was a complete disaster for the Continental Army.
What is the Battle of Long Island?
This philosopher believed that all men had "natural rights,"(such as life, liberty, and property), and that governments and the people had a "social contract."
Who is John Locke?