Battles of the American Revolution
What battle did the "shot heard around the world" occur in?
Lexington and Concord
What Act raised taxes on everything made from paper?
Stamp Act
The General for the Continental Army
George Washington
To refuse to buy goods or services
Boycott
In what battle did the Patriots defend Breed's Hill, run out of supplies, and end up losing the Battle?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Protests escalated one night, and led to this event
Boston Massacre
Famous words were "The British are coming! The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
A barrier preventing the movement of troops and supplies
blockade
In what battle did the Patriots win without firing a single shot?
Fort Ticonderoga
What was the event where angry colonists protested the Tea Act by throwing tea into the Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
a colonist who supported the colonies' fight for independence in the American Revolution
Patriot
What battle did the French use a blockade to stop British ships?
Battle of Yorktown
What act forced the colonists to allow British soldiers to live with them?
Quartering Act
Trained Patriot soldiers at Valley Forge
Baron von Steuben
a group of volunteer soldiers who fight only in an emergency
What battle did the Patriots sneak attack the British?
Battle of Trenton (Crossing the Delaware)
What war caused the British to raise taxes on the colonies?
French and Indian War
Wrote Common Sense
Thomas Paine
to charge high prices for goods that are in demand during a war or emergency
profiteering