Leading up to the American Revolution
This nation owned the North American Colonies on the East Coast
What is England?
I was a leader in the Sons of Liberty who believed in No Taxation Without representation.
Who was Samuel Adams?
We chose to fight for independence from Britain
Who were the Patriots?
This battle was fought on a hill just north of Boston in June of 1776.
Waht was the Battle of Bunker Hill or Breeds Hill?
Prior to the final victory General George Washington and his troops spent a devastating winter here.
What was Valley Forge
In 1764 Parliament passed this tax on molasses and sugar.
What is the Sugar Act?
I wrote plays that accused British leaders of being greedy.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
We got out name due to the short amount of time it takes us to assemble to fight.
Who are the minutemen?
This was the place of one of the first defeats. The Patriot troops were led by Benedict Arnold and General Richard Montgomery.
What is Quebec, Canada?
This man was very capable in fighting the British at sea. He was known for he response to Captain Pearson of the British ship Serapis "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who was John Paul Jones?
This was passed in 1765 to tax all forms of paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
I was the first African American killed in the pre-revolutionary conflicts.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
This man rode to warn the colonists of the British soldiers?
Who were Paul Revere and William Dawes.
The second major loss the Patriots had was in this colony in which General William Howe push the Continental army across the Hudson river.
What is New York?
In the West this man and the Over Mountain Men led the western campaign by weakening the British support systems in the Ohio River valley.
Who was George Rogers Clark?
British Soldiers fired into a croed of colonists killing 5 people in this incident.
What was the Boston massacre?
We dumped English Tea in Boston harbor one night as a protest against taxes.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
This is where the frist shot was fired.
What is Lexington,?
A Patriot victory was finally won on Christmas night after crossing an icey river.
What was the Battle of Trenton?
There were guerillas warriors called Marion's Brigade in the south led by this man that disrupted British Communications and supply lines. He had a nickname.
Who was Francis Marion the "Swamp Fox".
Colonist loved to drink this beverage, but after it was taxed a special event occurred in Boston Harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
I created an elaborate color print titled "The Bloody Massacre" to protest the shootings in Boston.
Who was Paul Revere?
The second Continental Army Authorized this person to set up the Continental army.
George Wshington
A second victory was won in this place when General Horatio Gates's troops surrounded General Burgoyne costin him his entire army.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
The final major battle was fought here. Corwallis was surrounded with no expectaion for receiving Brirish support. Washington's troops with the aid of the French navy cut off Cornwallis who lost 8,000 men to the patriots.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?