Who Am I?
I stitched the first American Flag with stars and stripes.
Betsy Ross
The first battle of the war started here.
Lexington and Concord
"Give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry
Declaration of Independence
Document stated for the world why Americans wanted to be free. Signed on July 4, 1776.
Leader of the British Army. He surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown.
General Cornwallis
I was king of England during the American War for Independence.
George III
The turning point of the war.
Saratoga
"The British are coming! The British are coming!"
A famous silversmith.
Paul Revere
Boston Tea Party
Americans were upset about the tax on tea. Colonists, dressed as Indians, boarded ships, and tossed tea into the sea.
Americans proved they were hard to beat here.
Battle of Bunker Hill
I was a black patriot killed at the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
The Continental Army spent a hard winter here.
Valley Forge
"We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or to die."
George Washington
German Soldiers
Hessians
These were colonists who wanted to remain loyal to England.
Torries
I was chosen to be the supreme commander of the American troops.
George Washington
The British surrendered here.
Yorktown
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Brave American spy who was captured by the British.
Nathan Hale
Stamp Act
A tax colonists had to pay to England. It was placed on every document. This went to pay for the French and Indian War. Not everyone had to pay this tax.
This was the nicknames given to British Soldiers.
Lobster-back and Redcoats
My men and I captured Fort Ticonderoga.
Ethan Allen
The Hessians were defeated here.
Trenton
"I have not yet begun to fight."
John Paul Jones
These men would be ready to fight at a moments notice.
Minutemen
American colonists who wanted to be free from England were called this.
Patriots