Battles
The final battle in the war.
Battle of Yorktown
Women helped in the war effort. Women who took care of the soldiers by cooking, sewing, and giving them water were known as this.
Camp followers
Knowing they needed a government, the colonists wrote a plan called the ______.
Articles of Confederation
Name the two groups that the colonists were divided into.
Loyalists and Patriots
What was Paul's ride known as?
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
There was no battle fought here.
Valley Forge
Was famous for making the first American flag.
Betsy Ross
The Articles of Confederation established a loose association of the states with a strong central government. True or False
False
He warned the colonists that the British were coming.
Paul Revere
How many volunteers did Washington train to become soldiers?
11,000
The Battle of Saratoga boosted the patriots confidence. True or False
False
The first African American woman to publish a book.
Phillis Wheatley
The Articles of Confederation was so weak, because the colonists were afraid of giving too much power away and fear of losing their ______
independence
Another name for the British.
Redcoats
What two countries helped the Patriots in the war?
France and Spain
The beginning of the war.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This woman stepped in and finish her husband's job in a battle.
Mary Ludwig Hays "Molly Pitcher"
The central government did not have the power to do this.
tax
Washington was chosen to be this for the Continental Army.
Commander in Chief
How many stars and stripes were on the first American flag?
13
Served as a confidence booster for the Patriots.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Famous for always saying "Remember the Ladies."
Abigail Adams
Which branches of government did the new government not have?
Executive and Judicial
What was the signal that the British were coming?
one lantern was hung up at the church
What was the official ending of the war?
signing the Treaty of Paris in 1783