Causes
The "world war" that preceded the Revolution.
What is the French and Indian or Seven Years War?
Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
A person who wanted independence from Britain.
What was a patriot?
The king at the time of the Revolution.
Who was George III?
Placed a duty or fee on imported molasses and rum.
What is the Sugar Act?
Mercenaries used by the British.
Who were the Hessians?
British fort captured by Arnold and Allen.
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
A person who wanted to remain part of the British empire and stay loyal to the king.
What is a Tory/Loyalist?
Leader of the Green Mountain Boys militia.
Who was Ethan Allen?
Required an official seal to be placed on legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
Father of the American Navy.
Who was John Paul Jones?
The first battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is Lexington?
The "terrorist" group who tarred and feathered British tax collectors.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
They joined the war after the battle of Saratoga.
Who were the French?
Crispus Attucks was killed during this.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The British general who surrendered at Yorktown.
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
The first British army group to surrender did so here.
What was Saratoga?
He trained the Continental Army and brought them discipline.
Who was Baron von Steuben?
Co-writer of the Declaration and future president of the US.
Who was John Adams?
Required colonists to provide British soldiers with shelter.
What is the Quartering Act?
Led an unsuccessful campaign to get Canada to join the rebellion.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
Washington surrounded this city with cannon to force the British out.
What is Boston?
It inspired revolutions in many colonies across the planet.
What is the "Shot heard around the world"?
He defended the British troops who committed the Boston Massacre.
Who was John Adams?