Famous Battles
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired here.
What are Lexington and Concord?
It was a direct response to the Tea Act.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and he was the third president of the United States.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this date.
What was July 4, 1776?
It continued from 1775 - 1783.
What was The American Revolution?
This battle was important because it convinced France to ally with the Americans.
What was the Batte of Saratoga?
What is Boston?
He was the king of Britain during the war.
Who was King George III?
This ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
The war ended when the British surrendered here.
What is Yorktown?
A British victory over the Continental Army, led by George Washington, on November 16, 1776.
What was the Battle of Fort Washington?
The colonists did this at the 'Boston Tea Party'.
What is 'they dressed like Native Americans, boarded the British ships, and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor'?
He said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
The first government/constitution of the United States.
What was The Articles of Confederation?
The country that helped the Americans win the war.
What is France?
This battle, actually fought on Breed's Hill in June of 1775, was one of the bloodiest of the American Revolution.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
A political protest that took place in Boston on December 16, 1773. The Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans, boarded British ships, and dumped their tea into the Boston Harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
He was the main commander of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
The winter at this place was a harsh test for George Washington's army, where soldiers suffered from cold, hunger, and disease.
What was Valley Forge?
The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence.
What was 'to formally announce separation from Britain'?
He was the General who surrendered to George Washington in the last major battle of the Revolution (Battle of Yorktown).
Who was General Cornwallis?
Laws that were passed by Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
The secret group that protested British policies, sometimes violently.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
The slogan "No taxation wthout representation" was a response to these 2 British policies.
What were the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts?
July 4, 1776
What is 'the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress'?