People
He was the main General of the American army.
George Washington
This was the first battle of the Revolution.
Lexington and Concord
At this event, the Sons of Liberty threw British cargo into Boston Harbor.
Someone loyal to American Independence.
Patriot
American militia soldiers.
Minutemen
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Despite losing this early battle, the Colonists showed skill and determination.
Who fired first at Lexington?
British soldiers.
Redcoats
Thomas Paine wrote this book, telling colonists that America should be independent.
Common Sense
Benedict Arnold
This was the Turning Point in the war.
Saratoga
Name two Acts that the British imposed on the colonies.
Stamp, Tea, Currency, Navigation, Quartering, Intolerable, Townsend
War technique of hiding the trees and using surprise attacks.
Guerilla Warfare
The colonists complained that they had "Taxation without _________"
Representation
He led the French to help the American colonies.
The Marquis de Lafayette
Nearly 2,000 American soldiers died from winter and starvation at this place.
Valley Forge
July 2nd-4th
Cruel and Harsh government
Tyranny
He is known for writing his name really big on the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
This African Americans was one of the casualties at the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
The British surrendered at this battle.
Yorktown
What are the three "unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Denied the colonists to move past the colonies after the French and Indian War.
Proclamation of 1763
Name one of the other riders along with Paul Revere.
William Dawes, Israel Bissell, Samuel Prescott, Sybil Ludington