Road to Revolution
This 1765 act required colonists to pay a tax on all printed materials, including newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and later became the first U.S. President.
Who is George Washington?
The "shot heard 'round the world" was fired during these first two military engagements of the war.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This document, adopted on July 4, 1776, officially announced that the thirteen colonies were no longer part of the British Empire.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This term was used to describe colonists who remained loyal to the King of England.
What are Loyalists? (or Tories)
This 1770 event in Boston began as a street brawl and ended with British soldiers firing into a crowd, killing five colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
He is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This 1777 battle is considered the turning point of the war because it convinced France to join the American side.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This governing body served as the de facto government of the United States during the Revolution.
What is the Continental Congress?
This was the name given to colonial militia members who were said to be ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
What are Minutemen?
In 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor during this event.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This silversmith is famous for his "midnight ride" to warn the colonial militia that the British were coming to Lexington.
Who is Paul Revere?
General Cornwallis surrendered his army at this final major battle of the American Revolution in 1781.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This 1783 agreement officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This site in Pennsylvania served as the grueling winter headquarters for the Continental Army in 1777-1778.
What is Valley Forge?
These four harsh laws were passed by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts? (also known as the Coercive Acts)
A delegate from Virginia, he famously declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
Though technically a British victory, this June 1775 battle proved that the inexperienced colonial militia could stand up to the British army.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Written by Thomas Paine in early 1776, this pamphlet argued strongly for independence and was widely read by colonists.
What is Common Sense?
This term describes professional soldiers, such as the Hessians, who are hired to fight for a foreign country.
What are Mercenaries?
This 1763 proclamation by King George III forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This Prussian officer was hired by George Washington to train and discipline the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Who is Baron von Steuben?
On Christmas night 1776, Washington led his troops across the Delaware River to surprise and defeat Hessian mercenaries at this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
These were the first three "unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration of Independence
What are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness?
This name was given to women who carried water to soldiers on the battlefield and sometimes took over firing cannons.
Who is Molly Pitcher?